A Mini Review on Fluid Topology Optimization

H Li, C Wang, X Zhang, J Li, J Shen, S Zhou - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Topology optimization holds great potential to achieve the best performance for various fluid-
related applications like aircraft components and microfluidic mixers. This paper reviews …

Highly efficient passive Tesla valves for microfluidic applications

S Bohm, HB Phi, A Moriyama, E Runge… - Microsystems & …, 2022 - nature.com
A multistage optimization method is developed yielding Tesla valves that are efficient even
at low flow rates, characteristic, eg, for almost all microfluidic systems, where passive valves …

Design of an automated robotic microinjection system for batch injection of zebrafish embryos and larvae

Z Guo, N Ai, W Ge, Q Xu - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2024 - nature.com
This paper presents the design of a vision-based automated robotic microinjection system
for batch injection of both zebrafish embryos and larvae. A novel visual recognition algorithm …

Spatiotemporally controlled microvortices provide advanced microfluidic components

M Saito, F Arai, Y Yamanishi, S Sakuma - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Microvortices are emerging components that impart functionality to microchannels by
exploiting inertia effects such as high shear stress, effective fluid diffusion, and large …

On the diodicity enhancement of multistage Tesla valves

P Wang, P Hu, L Liu, Z Xu, W Wang, B Scheid - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Tesla valve is a particular check valve that can be used as a fluidic diode, but has no moving
parts, and shows promising applications in macro-and microfluidic systems. Fluidic diode …

Microfluidic electrochemical sensor for heavy metal detection using pyrolytic carbon electrodes and valveless micropump

P Zhou, T Zhang, Y Xu, T Simon… - … Automation and Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports, for the first time, the use of pyrolyzed KMPR photoresist to form carbon
sensors for detection of trace heavy metals using anodic strip** voltammetry. Shown in …

Flow Analysis and Structural Optimization of Double-Chamber Parallel Flexible Valve Micropumps

F Jiang, J Wen, T Dong - ChemEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the current study, a two-dimensional numerical study is carried out to investigate the
performance of a novel Double-Chamber Parallel Flexible Valve micropump, which utilized …

MEMS-Based Purification and Sensing Technologies for Sustainable Water Management

P Zhou - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The management of water resources is a pressing global challenge. This research aims to
address the issues of water pollution and scarcity by proposing micro-electromechanical …