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A method for simultaneous estimation of inhomogeneous zeta potential and slip coefficient in microchannels
Authors:Park H M  Choi Y J
Affiliation:Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Shinsoo-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul 121-742, South Korea
Abstract:
In the microchannels made of hydrophobic materials, the fluid velocity is determined by the zeta potential and velocity slip, both of which may be inhomogeneous due to the adsorption of protein to the channel wall. The inhomogeneity of zeta potential and slip coefficient sometimes causes recirculating flows which in turn affect the transport and mixing of solutes through the microchannels. In the present investigation we devise a method for the simultaneous estimation of inhomogeneous zeta potential and inhomogeneous slip coefficient using velocity measurements. A conjugate gradient method supplemented by the adjoint variable method is adopted in the solution of the relevant inverse problem to reduce the computational burden. The present method is found to estimate the inhomogeneous zeta potential and the slip coefficient simultaneously even with noisy velocity measurements. This method is expected to contribute to the optimal design and robust operation of various microfluidic devices, where the flow patterns and the volumetric flow rates are critically influenced by the profiles of inhomogeneous zeta potential and inhomogeneous slip coefficient.
Keywords:Electroosmotic flow   Inhomogeneous zeta potential   Inhomogeneous slip coefficient   Simultaneous estimation   Adjoint variable method
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