Novel approaches concerning the numerical modeling of particle and cell separation in microchannels: A review

IH Karampelas, J Gómez-Pastora - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The demand for precise separation of particles, cells, and other biological matter has
significantly increased in recent years, leading to heightened scientific interest in this topic …

Numerical modelling for the droplets formation in microfluidics-a review

L Wu, J Qian, X Liu, S Wu, C Yu, X Liu - Microgravity Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Microfluidic technology has advantages in producing high-quality droplets with
monodispersity which is promising in chemical engineering, biological medicine and so on …

On-demand ferrofluid droplet formation with non-linear magnetic permeability in the presence of high non-uniform magnetic fields

MA Bijarchi, M Yaghoobi, A Favakeh, MB Shafii - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The magnetic actuation of ferrofluid droplets offers an inspiring tool in widespread
engineering and biological applications. In this study, the dynamics of ferrofluid droplet …

Splitting dynamics of ferrofluid droplets inside a microfluidic T-junction using a pulse-width modulated magnetic field in micro-magnetofluidics

MA Bijarchi, M Dizani, M Honarmand, MB Shafii - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro-magnetofluidics offers a promising tool for better control over the ferrofluid droplet
manipulation which has been vastly utilized in biomedical applications in recent years. In …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of continuous-flow micro-reactors with curved geometries. Experimental and numerical analysis

C Fernández-Maza, M Fallanza, L Gómez-Coma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges in the design of micro-devices, when very fast reactions are
carried out, is to overcome the limited performance due to the poor mixing efficiency of the …

Kinetic and parametric analysis of the separation of ultra-small, aqueous superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle suspensions under quadrupole magnetic fields

S Ciannella, X Wu, C González-Fernández, B Rezaei… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have gathered tremendous scientific
interest, especially in the biomedical field, for multiple applications, including bioseparation …

Formation and manipulation of ferrofluid droplets with magnetic fields in a microdevice: A numerical parametric study

VA Roodan, J Gómez-Pastora, IH Karampelas… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a numerical model that describes the microfluidic generation and manipulation
of ferrofluid droplets under an external magnetic field. We developed a numerical …

Continuous-flow separation of magnetic particles from biofluids: how does the microdevice geometry determine the separation performance?

C González Fernández, J Gómez Pastora, A Basauri… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of functionalized magnetic particles for the detection or separation of multiple
chemicals and biomolecules from biofluids continues to attract significant attention. After …

Recovery of magnetic catalysts: Advanced design for process intensification

C González-Fernández, J Gómez-Pastora… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of microdevices in which components with magnetic character must be
separated and recovered from reactive media benefits from the advantages of microfluidics …

A perspective of active microfluidic platforms as an enabling tool for applications in other fields

M Hébert, J Huissoon, CL Ren - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Microfluidics has progressed tremendously as a field over the last two decades. Various
areas of microfluidics developed in fully-fledged domains of their own such as organ-on-a …