▪ AbstractMicrofluidic devices for manipulating fluids are widespread and finding uses in many scientific and industrial contexts. Their design often requires unusual geometries and the interplay of multiple physical effects such as pressure gradients, electrokinetics, and capillarity. These circumstances lead to interesting variants of well-studied fluid dynamical problems and some new fluid responses. We provide an overview of flows in microdevices with focus on electrokinetics, mixing and dispersion, and multiphase flows. We highlight topics important for the description of the fluid dynamics: driving forces, geometry, and the chemical characteristics of surfaces.
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Stone, H. a., Stroock, a. D., & Ajdari, a. (2004). Engineering Flows in Small Devices. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 36(1), 381–411. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.fluid.36.050802.122124
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