Active droplet sorting in microfluidics: a review

HD Xi, H Zheng, W Guo, AM Gañán-Calvo, Y Ai… - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to manipulate and sort droplets is a fundamental issue in droplet-based
microfluidics. Various lab-on-a-chip applications can only be realized if droplets are …

Drop mobility on chemically heterogeneous and lubricant-impregnated surfaces

G Mistura, M Pierno - Advances in Physics: X, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Controlling the motion of liquid drops in contact with a solid surface has broad technological
implications in many different areas ranging from textiles to microfluidics and heat …

Role of local geometry on droplet formation in axisymmetric microfluidics

L Wu, X Liu, Y Zhao, Y Chen - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
An unsteady model of droplet formation in co-flow and flow-focusing microfluidics is
developed and numerically analyzed to investigate the dynamic behaviors of droplet …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of injection angle, density ratio, and viscosity on droplet formation in a microfluidic T-junction

MYA Jamalabadi, M DaqiqShirazi, A Kosar… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
The T-junction microchannel device makes available a sharp edge to form micro-droplets
from bio-material solutions. This article investigates the effects of injection angle, flow rate …

Modeling soft interface dominated systems: A comparison of phase field and Gibbs dividing surface models

A Lamorgese, R Mauri, LMC Sagis - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
The two main continuum frameworks used for modeling the dynamics of soft multiphase
systems are the Gibbs dividing surface model, and the diffuse interface model. In the former …

Principles of viscous sintering in amorphous powders: A critical review

M Kamyabi, R Sotudeh-Gharebagh, R Zarghami… - … Research and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work deals with the main mechanisms involved in caking of amorphous
powders and its theoretical background. After a brief outline of the general basics, the review …

Water-in-oil droplet formation in a flow-focusing microsystem using pressure-and flow rate-driven pumps

S Lignel, AV Salsac, A Drelich, E Leclerc… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microfluidic flow-focusing systems are simple and cheap devices to produce monodisperse
emulsions. The objective of the study is to determine the flow conditions to create water-in …

Spline based shape prediction and analysis of uniformly rotating sessile and pendant droplets

K Jakhar, A Chattopadhyay, A Thakur, R Raj - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Prediction and analysis of the shapes of liquid–vapor interface of droplets under the
influence of external forces is critical for various applications. In this regard, a geometric …

Modelling of immiscible liquid-liquid systems by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

HE Behjati, MN Kashani, MJ Biggs - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Immiscible fluid systems are ubiquitous in industry, medicine and nature. Understanding the
phase morphologies and intraphase fluid motion is often desirable in many of these …

Adipic Acid Sonocrystallization in Continuous Flow Microchannels

D Rossi - 2017 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Crystallization is widely employed in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals during the
intermediate and final stages of purification and separation. The process defines drug …