04963nam 2201225z- 450 991058593950332120231214133644.0(CKB)5600000000483087(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/91223(EXLCZ)99560000000048308720202208d2022 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNon-Newtonian MicrofluidicsBaselMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20221 electronic resource (252 p.)3-0365-4642-1 3-0365-4641-3 Microfluidics has seen a remarkable growth over recent decades, with its extensive applications in engineering, medicine, biology, chemistry, etc. Many of these real applications of microfluidics involve the handling of complex fluids, such as whole blood, protein solutions, and polymeric solutions, which exhibit non-Newtonian characteristics—specifically viscoelasticity. The elasticity of the non-Newtonian fluids induces intriguing phenomena, such as elastic instability and turbulence, even at extremely low Reynolds numbers. This is the consequence of the nonlinear nature of the rheological constitutive equations. The nonlinear characteristic of non-Newtonian fluids can dramatically change the flow dynamics, and is useful to enhance mixing at the microscale. Electrokinetics in the context of non-Newtonian fluids are also of significant importance, with their potential applications in micromixing enhancement and bio-particles manipulation and separation. In this Special Issue, we welcomed research papers, and review articles related to the applications, fundamentals, design, and the underlying mechanisms of non-Newtonian microfluidics, including discussions, analytical papers, and numerical and/or experimental analyses.Technology: general issuesbicsscHistory of engineering & technologybicsscmicrofluidicsJanus dropletOpenFOAMvolume of fluid methodadaptive dynamic mesh refinementshear-thinning fluidelectroosmosiselastic instabilitynon-Newtonian fluidOldroyd-B modelelectroosmotic flowmicromixing performanceheterogeneous surface potentialwall obstaclepower-law fluidbvp4cRK4 techniquebrownian motionporous rotating diskmaxwell nanofluidthermally radiative fluidvon karman transformationhybrid nanofluidentropy generationinduced magnetic fieldconvective boundary conditionsthermal radiationsstretching diskviscoelastic materialgroup similarity analysisthermal relaxation timeparametric investigationvariable magnetic fielderror analysisviscoelastic fluidmicrofluiddirection-dependentviscous dissipationchemical reactionfinite element procedurehybrid nanoparticlesheat and mass transfer ratesjoule heatingtri-hybrid nanoparticlesSoret and Dufour effectboundary layer analysisfinite element schemeheat generationconstructive and destructive chemical reactionparticle separationviscoelastic flowinertial focusingspiral channeltransient two-layer flowpower-law nanofluidheat transferLaplace transformnanoparticle volume fractioneffective thermal conductivityfractal scalingMonte Carloporous mediapower-law modelbioheat equationhuman bodydroplet deformationviscoelasticitywettable surfacedielectric fielddroplet migrationwettability gradientTechnology: general issuesHistory of engineering & technologyMei Lanjuedt1314129Qian ShizhiedtMei LanjuothQian ShizhiothBOOK9910585939503321Non-Newtonian Microfluidics3031740UNINA