Theory and numerical simulation of droplet dynamics in complex flows—a review - Lab on a
Chip (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B403226H Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF …

This critical review discusses the current understanding of the formation, transport, and
merging of drops in microfluidics. We focus on the physical ingredients which determine the …

We present a combined numerical and asymptotic approach for modeling droplets in
microchannels. The magnitude of viscous forces relative to the surface tension force is …

Flows of droplets through networks of microchannels differ significantly from the flow of
simple fluids. Our report focuses on the paths of individual droplets through the simplest …

The microfluidic inertial effect is an effective way of focusing and sorting droplets suspended
in a carrier fluid in microchannels. To understand the flow dynamics of microscale droplet …

The ability to merge two droplets is an important component of droplet-based lab-on-a-chip
devices, yet flow-induced coalescence is difficult to achieve due to long film drainage times …

This work is motivated by the recent experimental development of microfluidic flow-focusing
devices that produce highly monodisperse simple or compound drops. Using finite elements …

Motivated by the previous studies (Lee et al., Lab Chip 10: 1160–1166, 2010; Link et al.,
Phys Rev Lett 92: 054503-1–054503-4, 2004), the droplet dynamics passing through …

Microfluidic technology offers capabilities for the precise handling of small fluid volumes
dispersed as droplets. To fully exploit this potential requires simultaneous generation of …

The breakup of droplets due to creeping motion in a confined microchannel geometry is
studied using three-dimensional numerical simulations. Analogously to unconfined droplets …