Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability

P Zhu, L Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Microfluidics and wettability are interrelated and mutually reinforcing fields, experiencing
synergistic growth. Surface wettability is paramount in regulating microfluidic flows for …

Effect of channel width on droplet generation inside T-junction microchannel

SK Jena, T Srivastava, SS Bahga, S Kondaraju - Physics of Fluids, 2023‏ - pubs.aip.org
In a T-junction microchannel, channel geometry plays a major role that affects the physics
behind droplet generation. The effect of channel width on droplet size and frequency in a T …

Generation, migration, and coalescence of droplets: A state-of-the-art review from the perspectives of wettability, inertia, and electric field

MP Boruah, PR Randive, S Pati - Physics of Fluids, 2024‏ - pubs.aip.org
Generation, migration, and coalescence of droplets are some of the fundamental
phenomena observed in multiphase microfluidic devices that offer widespread application in …

Numerical investigation on flow regime transition mechanism and length prediction method of droplet in T-junction by electric field

H Zhu, S Lu, X Xu, M Lei, W Xu, Q Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Although droplet microfluidics has received attention and research in the fields of chemistry
and materials in recent years, research on electric field modulation of microchannel droplets …

Mechanism of collision and drainage of liquid droplet around sphere placed within a hollow cylinder

PC Sahoo, JR Senapati, BK Rana - Computers & Fluids, 2024‏ - Elsevier
It is attempted earnestly to elucidate the mechanism of collision and drainage of liquid mass
around the spherical substrate suspended within the hollow cylinder using Gerris open …

Water droplet detachment characteristics on surfaces of gas diffusion layers in PEMFCs

M Li, Y Li, Y Qin, Y Yin, J Zhang, Z Che - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Water management is one of the key issues affecting the performance and stability of proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Water detachment on the gas diffusion layer …

Characterization of droplet impact dynamics onto a stationary solid torus

PC Sahoo, JR Senapati, BK Rana - Physics of Fluids, 2024‏ - pubs.aip.org
The im**ement mechanism of a liquid droplet on a solid torus surface is demonstrated
using numerical simulations and an analytical approach. A computational model employing …

Computational and analytical investigation of droplet im**ement and spreading dynamics around the right circular cone

PC Sahoo, JR Senapati, BK Rana - Langmuir, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Numerical computations are performed to elucidate the water droplet im**ement and
spreading dynamics around a small right-angled circular cone suspended in the air. An …

Demonstration of a Transparent and Adhesive Sealing Top for Microfluidic Lab-Chip Applications

A Agarwal, A Salahuddin, MJ Ahamed - Sensors, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
A transparent and adhesive film-based enclosing and sealing method is here presented for
out-of-cleanroom-based open-form microfluidic devices. The commercially available …

Numerical observation and analytical formulation of droplet impact and spreading around the thin vertical cylinder

PC Sahoo, JR Senapati, BK Rana - Physics of Fluids, 2022‏ - pubs.aip.org
The dynamic characteristics of a water droplet impact on a thin vertical dry solid cylinder are
delineated numerically. Finite volume-based axisymmetric simulations are carried out by …