Deformation and breakup of a compound droplet in three-dimensional oscillatory shear flow

H Liu, Y Lu, S Li, Y Yu, KC Sahu - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2021 - Elsevier
A compound droplet subject to three-dimensional oscillatory shear flow is studied using a
three-phase lattice Boltzmann model. Firstly, focusing on low values of capillary number …

Mechanics of hydrogel-based bioprinting: from 3D to 4D

Q Yang, X Lv, B Gao, Y Ji, F Xu - Advances in Applied Mechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioprinting has emerged as a powerful technique with widespread applications in
biomedical engineering and other fields. In bioprinting, programmable patterns are enabled …

Dynamic mechanism of double emulsion droplets flowing through a microfluidic T-junction

Z Liu, P Su, Y Pang, W Liu, Z Wang, X Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A microfluidic chip is adopted to study the droplet dynamic behaviors when flowing through
the T-junction. Large ranges of initial length (L o/w= 0.8–2.8), capillary number (Ca o= 0.030 …

Ternary free-energy lattice Boltzmann model with tunable surface tensions and contact angles

C Semprebon, T Krüger, H Kusumaatmaja - Physical Review E, 2016 - APS
We present a ternary free-energy lattice Boltzmann model. The distinguishing feature of our
model is that we are able to analytically derive and independently vary all fluid-fluid surface …

Computational models of cancer cell transport through the microcirculation

DF Puleri, P Balogh, A Randles - Biomechanics and Modeling in …, 2021 - Springer
The transport of cancerous cells through the microcirculation during metastatic spread
encompasses several interdependent steps that are not fully understood. Computational …

Bulk self-assembly of giant, unilamellar vesicles

JT Kindt, JW Szostak, A Wang - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The desire to create cell-like models for fundamental science and applications has spurred
extensive effort toward creating giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). However, a route to …

Marangoni effect on the motion of a droplet covered with insoluble surfactant in a square microchannel

ZY Luo, XL Shang, BF Bai - Physics of Fluids, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Despite its significance in various applications, eg, droplet microfluidics and chemical
enhanced oil recovery, the motion of surfactant-laden droplets in non-circular microchannels …

Effect of soluble surfactant on the motion of a confined droplet in a square microchannel

ZY Luo, XL Shang, BF Bai - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Surfactants are widely used in the manipulation of drop motion in microchannels, which is
commonly involved in many applications, eg, surfactant assisted oil recovery and droplet …

Lattice Boltzmann model for three-phase viscoelastic fluid flow

C Xie, W Lei, M Wang - Physical Review E, 2018 - APS
A lattice Boltzmann (LB) framework is developed for simulation of three-phase viscoelastic
fluid flows in complex geometries. This model is based on a Rothman-Keller type model for …

A data-driven approach to modeling cancer cell mechanics during microcirculatory transport

P Balogh, J Gounley, S Roychowdhury, A Randles - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In order to understand the effect of cellular level features on the transport of circulating
cancer cells in the microcirculation, there has been an increasing reliance on high …