流动聚焦型微流控体系中的液滴的图案化排列和转变模式

流体在微流通道中形成剪切流场（低雷诺数）．不同于宏观体系,由于剪切力和表面张力的竞争作用,产生的液滴在微尺度下的微流通道中形成特殊的排列现象---周期性类似“晶格”排列现象．设计了新型流动聚焦型微流控芯片,分析研究在微流体系中液滴周期性图案化排列和转变机理性,液滴排列模式受两方面因素影响：水油两相的流速比值和微通道尺寸．当微通道宽度为250或300 μm时,液滴形成单层分散,双层和单层挤压排列．当微通道宽度为350 μm 时,液滴会形成单层分散到三层排列到双层挤压最后到单层挤压排列．当出口通道宽度增加到400 μm时,甚至出现了液滴四层排列的现象．同时研究了各个液滴排列模式的“转变点”.     

键合方法对聚二甲基硅氧烷液滴型微流控芯片的影响

液滴型微流控芯片表面性质是影响其性能的重要因素. 研究了不同键合方法对基于聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)的液滴型微流控芯片微管道表面性质的影响, 并分别观察和评价了不同键合方法所制作液滴型微流控芯片应用于制备油包水和水包油两种液滴分散体系的效果. 结果显示热扩散键合方法适用于制作油包水型PDMS液滴型微流控芯片, 而等离子键合方法制作的PDMS芯片适于形成水包油型的液滴分散体系.     

CFD Simulation of a Hydrogen／Argon Plasma Jet Reactor for Coal Pyrolysis

A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was formulated for DC arc hydrogen/argon plasma jet re-actors used in the process of the thermal H2/Ar plasma pyrolysis of coal to acetylene. In this model, fluid flow, convective heat transfer and conjugate heat conductivity are considered simultaneously. The error caused by estimating the inner-wall temperature of a reactor is avoided. The thermodynamic and transport properties of the hydrogen/argon mixture plasma system, which are usually expressed by a set of discrete da-ta, are fitted into expressions that can be easily implemented in the program. The effects of the turbulence are modeled by two standard k-ε equations. The temperature field and velocity field in the plasma jet reactor were calculated by employing SIMPLEST algorithm. The knowledge and insight obtained are useful for the design improvement and scale-up of plasma reactors.     

CFD Simulation of Rheological Model Effect on Cuttings Transport

Foam, as a non-Newtonian fluid, plays an important role in the underbalanced drilling technique in oil field development. The rheological properties of drilling fluids, such as foam, have a direct effect on flow characteristics and hydraulic performance. Two rheological models—the Herschel–Bulkley model and power law—were fitted to two foam systems in this study. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to simulate the effect of the rheological models on solid–liquid (cuttings transport) hydraulics in concentric and eccentric annulus during the foam drilling operation. The simulation results are compared to the experimental data from previous studies. The results of CFD using the power law model are in good agreement with experimental results in horizontal annulus with respect to the Herschel–Bulkley model with relative error less than 8%. Thus, for CFD cuttings transport for simulations in inclined and horizontal annulus, it is best to use the power law's rheological model parameters.     

Analysis of droplet behavior in a de-oiling hydrocyclone

A mechanical separation process in a de-oiling hydrocyclone is described in which disperse oil droplets are separated from a continuous water phase. This separation process is influenced by droplet breakage and coalescence. Based on experimental data and simulation results in a stirred tank, a modified breakage model, which can be applied to droplet breakage in the de-oiling hydrocyclone, is developed. Then, a simulation model is developed coupling the numerical solution of the flow field in the hydrocyclone based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with population balances. The homogenous discrete method and the inhomogeneous discrete method are applied for solving the population balance model (PBM). The investigations show that the numerical results obtained by the simulation model coupled with the modified PBM using the inhomogeneous discrete method are in good accordance with experimental data under a high flow rate. According to this simulation model, the effect of three different inlet designs on the separation efficiency of the de-oiling hydrocyclone has been discussed. The results indicate that the separation efficiency of the de-oiling hydrocyclone can be improved with an appropriate inlet design.     

Diffuse Interface Modeling of Droplet Impact on a Pre‐Patterned Solid Surface

Summary: The impact of a droplet on a solid surface, pre‐patterned with a barrier, was studied using a diffuse interface model. The effect of the wettability of the barrier material and the width of the barrier on droplet spreading was investigated. The results show that depending on the barrier wettability and width, the flow of the spreading droplet can be controlled and that the droplet may or may not overflow the barrier.

Droplet shapes with the corresponding velocity field for different barrier contact angles at ± = 1.5.     

基于微流体脉冲驱动控制技术的电化学微流控芯片制备方法

基于微流体脉冲驱动控制技术搭建了电化学微流控芯片的制备系统.首先将纳米银墨水和甘油溶液分别微喷射到玻璃基底表面形成微电极图形和微流道液体阳模图形;然后分别进行烧结和聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)模塑工艺制得微电极和微流道;最后将微电极和微流道键合形成电化学微流控芯片.研究了系统参量对液滴产生的影响以及液滴直径和重叠率对液滴成线的影响,制得的微电极最小线宽为45 μm、厚度为2.2 μm、电阻率为5.2 μΩ·cm,制得的微流道最小线宽为35 μm,流道表面光滑.采用制得的电化学微流控芯片进行了葡萄糖浓度的电化学流动检测.结果表明,葡萄糖溶液的浓度与响应电流具有较高的线性关系,可对一定浓度范围内的葡萄糖溶液进行定量检测.基于微流体脉冲驱动控制技术的电化学微流控芯片制备方法具有微喷射精度高、重复性好,制备系统结构简单、成本低廉等优点,可用于生化分析、生物传感器等领域的芯片制备.     

聚合物挤出过程中的数值模拟技术

介绍了计算流体力学中常用的数值计算方法,并从螺杆挤出过程、口模的设计以及挤出胀大等方面综述了数值模拟技术在聚合物挤出过程中的应用,最后针对聚合物挤出过程数值模拟发展的方向作了简要论述。     

微流控技术在纳米合成中的应用

微流控技术具有微型化、集成化的特点,且所合成产物形貌和单分散性好,已经越来越多的被应用于纳米材料的合成中。 本文对微流体技术在纳米材料合成中的应用做了系统的阐述。 对微流控芯片中流体流动、混合机理进行了介绍,并详细介绍了微流控芯片的制作工艺,展望了微流体技术在合成纳米材料中应用前景。     

Effect of Droplet Size in Acrylamide‐Based Microgel Formation by Microfluidics

Polymer microgels with sizes of some tens to hundreds of micrometers can be formed with exquisite control by droplet‐based microfluidic templating. This study presents a systematic assessment of the effect of the premicrogel droplet size on the ability of production of such microgels. The focus is on two popular acrylamide‐derivatives at a fixed monomer concentration and external polymerization temperature. An exponential dependence of the success of droplet gelation on the droplet size is found, which can be rationalized in view of the balance between production and transfer of heat within and from the droplets on basis of a simple Arrhenius argument.

     

微流控芯片上的颗粒被动聚焦技术

微流控芯片上的颗粒聚焦技术已广泛用于生物、化学、工程和医疗等领域.精确的聚焦过程是计数、检测或分选等应用的关键预处理步骤.颗粒聚焦技术根据是否引入外部能场和鞘流,分为主动聚焦、被动聚焦和鞘流辅助聚焦.被动聚焦利用流体的惯性、黏弹性等特性操控颗粒在流体中的平衡位置,拥有结构简单、高通量、生物兼容、低成本和无标记等多重优点...     

微流控合成体系的装置分类及其用于纳米粒子的制备

微流控技术由于其反应装置小型化的特点,可精准地控制物质间交换,适用于纳米材料的合成,尤其是无机纳米粒子的精确调控。微流控装置可根据具体实验需求来设计和调整,完成多个实验步骤的集成,实现多个化学反应以及复合材料的制备。本文根据不同标准,对微流控反应装置进行了分类,介绍其特点,并阐明了装置中流体的流动状态,枚举了微流控装置在材料合成领域的范例,阐明了微流控体系的优势,可能存在的不足及解决办法,最后对微流控合成体系的发展进行了展望。     

Prediction of emulsion particle sizes using a computational fluid dynamics approach

For many food products emulsification processes play an important role. Examples are ice cream, spreads, sauces, etc. As is well known, droplet break-up and coalescence phenomena are the local processes underlying the control of particle size in an emulsion process. Quite a number of studies have generated scaling laws which can be easily applied and which are useful in the design of a process. However, the prediction of particle sizes in an inhomogeneous flow, where the flow velocity is changing spatially in strength and direction and with time, is not yet well established. For one-phase flows computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodologies are in use to predict details on the flow with quite some success. This methodology has been extended to capture the dispersed phase in an efficient way. The essence is that break-up and coalescence processes determine source terms in a transport equation for the moments of the particle size distribution, while velocity vectors as obtained in the one-phase CFD simulation determine the convective term. This method allows particle size prediction in any equipment. The approach is illustrated for the particle size evolution of an oil-in-water emulsion, for a phase-separated biopolymeric mixture (a so-called water-in-water emulsion) and for the escape of the included oil droplets from a double emulsion of the type oil-in-water-in-oil. In all cases experimental results are compared with simulation results, which match very well. This shows the strength of the method.     

Quantification and Prediction of Imine Formation Kinetics in Aqueous Solution by Microfluidic NMR Spectroscopy

Quantitatively predicting the reactivity of dynamic covalent reaction is essential to understand and rationally design complex structures and reaction networks. Herein, the reactivity of aldehydes and amines in various rapid imine formation in aqueous solution by microfluidic NMR spectroscopy was quantified. Investigation of reaction kinetics allowed to quantify the forward rate constants k₊ by an empirical equation, of which three independent parameters were introduced as reactivity parameters of aldehydes (S_E, E) and amines (N). Furthermore, these reactivity parameters were successfully used to predict the unknown forward rate constants of imine formation. Finally, two competitive reaction networks were rationally designed based on the proposed reactivity parameters. Our work has demonstrated the capability of microfluidic NMR spectroscopy in quantifying the kinetics of label-free chemical reactions, especially rapid reactions that are complete in minutes.     

微流控芯片差示式非接触电导检测器的研制

研制了一种适合普通厚度盖片的分析芯片的差示式非接触电导检测器。在芯片上制作分离通道和参比通道,并在独立的电极板上对应于两通道末端位置设置两对电极,分析芯片置于电极板上。信号发生器产生的高频信号分成两路,分别加至分离通道和参比通道对应的激发电极,两通道对应的接收电极的微弱信号经差示放大和整流。当组分经过分离通道电极间区域时,电导率与参比通道出现差异,获得检测信号。实验考察了激发频率、激发电压、电极间距等对检测性能的影响。在优化检测条件下,即检测频率100 kHz、检测电压10 V(Vp-p)、电极间距0.9 mm时,对K+的检出限达12μmol·L-1,相对标准偏差为1.1%,并成功用于Na+、K+离子的分离检测。该检测器适用于容易制作的普通厚度盖片的分析芯片的检测,且芯片与电极板相互独立,使用方便。     

A Comparison of Simple Rheological Parameters and Simulation Data for Zymomonas mobilis Fermentation Broths with High Substrate Loading in a 3-L Bioreactor

Traditionally, as much as 80% or more of an ethanol fermentation broth is water that must be removed. This mixture is not only costly to separate but also produces a large aqueous stream that must then be disposed of or recycled. Integrative approaches to water reduction include increasing the biomass concentration during fermentation. In this paper, experimental results are presented for the rheological behavior of high-solids enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation for biomass conversion using Solka Floc as the model feedstock. The experimental determination of the viscosity, shear stress, and shear rate relationships of the 10 to 20% slurry concentrations with constant enzyme concentrations are performed with a variable speed rotational viscometer (2.0 to 200 rpm) at 40 °C. The viscosities of enzymatic suspension observed were in range of 0.0418 to 0.0144, 0.233 to 0.0348, and 0.292 to 0.0447 Pa s for shear rates up to 100 reciprocal seconds at 10, 15, and 20% initial solids (w/v), respectively. Computational fluid dynamics analysis of bioreactor mixing demonstrates the change in bioreactor mixing with increasing biomass concentration. The portion-loading method is shown to be effective for processing high-solids slurries.     

磁场控制技术在微流控芯片中的应用*

磁场作为除了电场和力场之外的另一个有力的驱动和控制手段,由于不需与溶液接触即可实现对被分析物的操纵,极大降低污染的可能,近年来被越来越广泛地用于微流控芯片系统,尤其在细胞、病毒甚至单分子的捕获、分选以及操纵等方面显示出较大优势。本文综述了微流控芯片系统中磁场控制技术的最新进展,分别从理论分析,磁场加工技术、泵阀的实现,微流体控制和磁分离等方面介绍了该领域近几年的发展状况,并重点分析了微流控芯片磁场操控技术在临床分析和现场检测方面的应用,及其未来发展趋势和需解决的主要问题。     

整体柱富集技术在微流控芯片系统中的应用

样品预处理技术是微流控芯片技术发展的瓶颈之一。整体材料是近几年在色谱领域发展起来的一种新型色谱填料,具有结构均匀、传质速度快、通透性好、制备过程简单等优点,被广泛用于微流控芯片系统中。该文综述了整体柱富集技术在微流控芯片系统中的应用进展,引用文献80篇。