Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges
Objects flowing in microfluidic devices can self-organise in ordered structures thanks to the hydrodynamic interactions mediated by either inertial or viscoelastic forces. Such structures have been found to be crucial to enhancing microfluidic applications such as single encapsulation, co-encapsulat...
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| description | Objects flowing in microfluidic devices can self-organise in ordered structures thanks to the hydrodynamic interactions mediated by either inertial or viscoelastic forces. Such structures have been found to be crucial to enhancing microfluidic applications such as single encapsulation, co-encapsulation, and material synthesis. However, while inertial ordering has been investigated in more detail, studies on viscoelastic ordering are much more limited. In this perspective, we report the recent advancements in viscoelastic ordering while also discussing the open questions and challenges related to this field. We also include a brief description of both experimental and numerical protocols that can be employed to investigate viscoelastic ordering. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b70b071f7a474e4e9c0a18f4ca21ae892024-12-02T06:34:26ZengIOP PublishingJPhys Materials2515-76392024-01-018101100110.1088/2515-7639/ad9634Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challengesFrancesco Del Giudice0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9414-6937Gaetano D’Avino1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0333-6330Complex Fluids Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Swansea University , Fabian Way, SA1 8EN Swansea, United KingdomDipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II , Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, ItalyObjects flowing in microfluidic devices can self-organise in ordered structures thanks to the hydrodynamic interactions mediated by either inertial or viscoelastic forces. Such structures have been found to be crucial to enhancing microfluidic applications such as single encapsulation, co-encapsulation, and material synthesis. However, while inertial ordering has been investigated in more detail, studies on viscoelastic ordering are much more limited. In this perspective, we report the recent advancements in viscoelastic ordering while also discussing the open questions and challenges related to this field. We also include a brief description of both experimental and numerical protocols that can be employed to investigate viscoelastic ordering.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ad9634microfluidicsviscoelastic orderingmicrofluidic crystals |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Del Giudice Gaetano D’Avino Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges JPhys Materials microfluidics viscoelastic ordering microfluidic crystals |
| title | Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges |
| title_full | Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges |
| title_short | Viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices: current knowledge, open questions and challenges |
| title_sort | viscoelastic ordering in microfluidic devices current knowledge open questions and challenges |
| topic | microfluidics viscoelastic ordering microfluidic crystals |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ad9634 |
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