A comprehensive review of pinch flow fractionation in microfluidics: From principles to practical applications

SN Ashrafizadeh, M Zare, M Khatibi - Chemical Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pinch flow fractionation (PFF) is a microfluidic-based passive technique for particle
separation that has numerous scientific applications. The efficiency of this technique is …

All-natural 2D nanofluidics as highly-efficient osmotic energy generators

J Tang, Y Wang, H Yang, Q Zhang, C Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Two-dimensional nanofluidics based on naturally abundant clay are good candidates for
harvesting osmotic energy between the sea and river from the perspective of …

Ion transport in intelligent nanochannels: A comparative analysis of the role of electric field

M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
This research delves into investigating ion transport behavior within nanochannels,
enhanced through modification with a negatively charged polyelectrolyte layer (PEL), aimed …

Mitigating Joule heating in smart nanochannels: Evaluating the efficacy of AC vs. DC fields

M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the profound implications of different electric field types, namely DC
and AC with a sinusoidal waveform, on ion transport within intelligent soft nanochannels …

Importance of nanochannels shape on blue energy generation in soft nanochannels

H Dartoomi, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Electrochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy production is one of today's most pressing issues. Finding alternative energy
sources has become one of the hottest research areas for scholars due to the limited use of …

Enhanced ionic current rectification through innovative integration of polyelectrolyte bilayers and charged-wall smart nanochannels

H Dartoomi, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The tools utilized by humans continue to shrink and speed up. Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is one of
the most recent techniques for decreasing the size of chemical systems. Today, LOCs have …

Ionic transfer behavior of bipolar nanochannels resembling PNP nanotransistor

A Alinezhad, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Electrochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a study on the use of nanofluidic membranes containing straight
nanopores as nanotransistors, with a specific focus on the PNP nanotransistor with its three …

Boost ionic selectivity by coating bullet-shaped nanochannels with dense polyelectrolyte brushes

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The influence of channel geometry on the ionic selectivity and ionic current rectification of
soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …

Fine-tuning ionic transport through hybrid soft nanochannels: The role of polyelectrolyte charge density distribution

A Heydari, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates a hybrid nanochannel consisting of two cylindrical and conical parts
coated with a soft layer exhibiting either of four different spatial distribution functions …

Blue energy conversion utilizing smart ionic nanotransistors

S Jafari, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Electrochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of concentration gradients across nanofluidic membranes for energy generation
presents a novel and sustainable approach to power production. This study investigates the …