Droplet Microfluidic Devices: Working Principles, Fabrication Methods, and Scale‐Up Applications

L Ma, X Zhao, J Hou, L Huang, Y Yao, Z Ding… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Compared with the conventional emulsification method, droplets generated within
microfluidic devices exhibit distinct advantages such as precise control of fluids, exceptional …

High-throughput microfluidic production of carbon capture microcapsules: fundamentals, applications, and perspectives

X Liu, W Gao, Y Lu, L Wu, Y Chen - International Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In the last three decades, carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions have shown a significant
increase from various sources. To address this pressing issue, the importance of reducing …

Performance optimization of droplet formation and break up within a microfluidic device–Numerical and experimental evaluation

HM Sani, M Falahi, K Aieneh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Droplet-based microfluidics, including the controlled manipulation of materials in the form of
monodisperse droplets on the micrometer scale in microfluidic chips, has gained much …

Shear-thinning fluid droplets formation in axisymmetric flow-focusing microfluidics

H Cao, Y Lu, L Wu, C Zhang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The formation of shear-thinning fluid [sodium alginate (SA) solution] droplets in a continuous
Newtonian fluid phase is studied numerically. The influences of shear thinning effects on the …

A micro-capillary jetting technology for liquid-liquid microdispersion with narrow size distribution

Q Shang, L Sheng, D Gu, J Deng, G Luo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid-liquid microdispersion is one of the key foundations for chemical process
intensification. However, liquid-liquid microdispersion at the conditions of high phase ratio …

Mechanisms for control of aerosols by fibrous media based on DEM and LBM: A review

Y Li, J Cui, Y Wang, P Chai - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Aerosols are a primary source of indoor pollution. In recent years, there has been significant
interest in identifying the control mechanisms of aerosolized contaminants by fibrous media …

Mass transfer and hydrodynamic studies in a 100 μm diameter microfluidic channel in a rotated helical configuration

S Kumar - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A simple 3D rotated microfluidic mixer design is reported with evaluation of
hydrodynamic and mass transfer performance. Proposed device had a minimalistic …

A study with PUREX aqueous-organic pair in Taylor-Couette mixing field

S Kumar - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamics and mass transfer in the Taylor-Couette mixing field are important
activities for concurrent process intensification work for miniaturization of the chemical …

Chromium hydroxide microsphere synthesis using droplet microfluidics

N Sen, KK Singh, N Gumber, R Pai… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, a capillary microfluidic platform based on microbore tubes is demonstrated to
continuously synthesize chromium hydroxide microspheres with a narrow particle size …

Three‐dimensional simulation of dripping and jetting phenomenon in a flow‐focusing geometry

S Biswas, PSG Pattader… - Asia‐Pacific Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D simulations have been achieved on a flow‐focusing geometry employing the
VOF method to study the consequence of viscosity, surface tension, wettability, and …