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Micro/nanofluidics-based lab-on-a-chip devices have found extensive applications in the analysis of chemical and biological samples over the past two decades. Electrokinetics is the method of choice in these micro/nano-chips for transporting, manipulating, and sensing various analyte species (e.g., ions, molecules, fluids, and particles). This book aims to highlight the recent developments in the field of micro/nano-chip electrokinetics, ranging from the fundamentals of electrokinetics to the applications of electrokinetics to both chemo- and bio-sample handling.

History of engineering & technology --- electrokinetic micromixer --- induced-charge electroosmosis --- field-induced Debye screening --- AC field-effect flow control --- electrochemical ion relaxation --- Electroosmosis --- Power-law fluid --- Non-Newtonian fluid --- Asymmetric zeta potential --- organ-on-a-chip --- biosensors --- biomedical --- microfluidics --- in vivo models --- applications --- Microfilter --- Dielectrophoresis --- Particle separation, micropillar --- multi-layer structure --- electroosmotic flow (EOF) pump --- parallel fluid channels --- liquid metal electrodes --- microfluidic particle concentrator --- continuous and switchable particle flow-focusing --- composite electrode arrangement --- field-effect flow control --- multifrequency induced-charge electroosmosis --- simultaneous pumping and convective mixing --- dual-Fourier-mode AC forcing --- traveling-wave/standing-wave AC electroosmosis --- bacteriophage --- dielectrophoresis --- electric field --- electrophoresis --- electrokinetics --- virus --- time-periodic electroosmotic flow --- heterogeneous surface charge --- cylindrical microchannel --- stream function --- micro-mixing --- cross-membrane voltage --- ion concentration polarization --- desalination effect --- pump effect --- eddy current --- electroosmotic flow --- viscoelastic fluid --- nanofluidics --- ionic conductance --- electrical double layer --- droplet --- electrohydrodynamics --- phase field method --- non-uniform electric field --- Linear Phan-Thien–Tanner (LPTT) --- pH --- tunable focus --- liquid lens --- charge injection --- characterization --- carbon electrodes --- three-dimensional (3D) --- diagnostics --- Candidiasis --- n/a --- Linear Phan-Thien-Tanner (LPTT)

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Micro/nanofluidics-based lab-on-a-chip devices have found extensive applications in the analysis of chemical and biological samples over the past two decades. Electrokinetics is the method of choice in these micro/nano-chips for transporting, manipulating, and sensing various analyte species (e.g., ions, molecules, fluids, and particles). This book aims to highlight the recent developments in the field of micro/nano-chip electrokinetics, ranging from the fundamentals of electrokinetics to the applications of electrokinetics to both chemo- and bio-sample handling.

History of engineering & technology --- electrokinetic micromixer --- induced-charge electroosmosis --- field-induced Debye screening --- AC field-effect flow control --- electrochemical ion relaxation --- Electroosmosis --- Power-law fluid --- Non-Newtonian fluid --- Asymmetric zeta potential --- organ-on-a-chip --- biosensors --- biomedical --- microfluidics --- in vivo models --- applications --- Microfilter --- Dielectrophoresis --- Particle separation, micropillar --- multi-layer structure --- electroosmotic flow (EOF) pump --- parallel fluid channels --- liquid metal electrodes --- microfluidic particle concentrator --- continuous and switchable particle flow-focusing --- composite electrode arrangement --- field-effect flow control --- multifrequency induced-charge electroosmosis --- simultaneous pumping and convective mixing --- dual-Fourier-mode AC forcing --- traveling-wave/standing-wave AC electroosmosis --- bacteriophage --- dielectrophoresis --- electric field --- electrophoresis --- electrokinetics --- virus --- time-periodic electroosmotic flow --- heterogeneous surface charge --- cylindrical microchannel --- stream function --- micro-mixing --- cross-membrane voltage --- ion concentration polarization --- desalination effect --- pump effect --- eddy current --- electroosmotic flow --- viscoelastic fluid --- nanofluidics --- ionic conductance --- electrical double layer --- droplet --- electrohydrodynamics --- phase field method --- non-uniform electric field --- Linear Phan-Thien-Tanner (LPTT) --- pH --- tunable focus --- liquid lens --- charge injection --- characterization --- carbon electrodes --- three-dimensional (3D) --- diagnostics --- Candidiasis

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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 issues --- History of engineering & technology --- microfluidics --- Janus droplet --- OpenFOAM --- volume of fluid method --- adaptive dynamic mesh refinement --- shear-thinning fluid --- electroosmosis --- elastic instability --- non-Newtonian fluid --- Oldroyd-B model --- electroosmotic flow --- micromixing performance --- heterogeneous surface potential --- wall obstacle --- power-law fluid --- bvp4c --- RK4 technique --- brownian motion --- porous rotating disk --- maxwell nanofluid --- thermally radiative fluid --- von karman transformation --- hybrid nanofluid --- entropy generation --- induced magnetic field --- convective boundary conditions --- thermal radiations --- stretching disk --- viscoelastic material --- group similarity analysis --- thermal relaxation time --- parametric investigation --- variable magnetic field --- error analysis --- viscoelastic fluid --- microfluid --- direction-dependent --- viscous dissipation --- chemical reaction --- finite element procedure --- hybrid nanoparticles --- heat and mass transfer rates --- joule heating --- tri-hybrid nanoparticles --- Soret and Dufour effect --- boundary layer analysis --- finite element scheme --- heat generation --- constructive and destructive chemical reaction --- particle separation --- viscoelastic flow --- inertial focusing --- spiral channel --- transient two-layer flow --- power-law nanofluid --- heat transfer --- Laplace transform --- nanoparticle volume fraction --- effective thermal conductivity --- fractal scaling --- Monte Carlo --- porous media --- power-law model --- bioheat equation --- human body --- droplet deformation --- viscoelasticity --- wettable surface --- dielectric field --- droplet migration --- wettability gradient --- n/a

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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 issues --- History of engineering & technology --- microfluidics --- Janus droplet --- OpenFOAM --- volume of fluid method --- adaptive dynamic mesh refinement --- shear-thinning fluid --- electroosmosis --- elastic instability --- non-Newtonian fluid --- Oldroyd-B model --- electroosmotic flow --- micromixing performance --- heterogeneous surface potential --- wall obstacle --- power-law fluid --- bvp4c --- RK4 technique --- brownian motion --- porous rotating disk --- maxwell nanofluid --- thermally radiative fluid --- von karman transformation --- hybrid nanofluid --- entropy generation --- induced magnetic field --- convective boundary conditions --- thermal radiations --- stretching disk --- viscoelastic material --- group similarity analysis --- thermal relaxation time --- parametric investigation --- variable magnetic field --- error analysis --- viscoelastic fluid --- microfluid --- direction-dependent --- viscous dissipation --- chemical reaction --- finite element procedure --- hybrid nanoparticles --- heat and mass transfer rates --- joule heating --- tri-hybrid nanoparticles --- Soret and Dufour effect --- boundary layer analysis --- finite element scheme --- heat generation --- constructive and destructive chemical reaction --- particle separation --- viscoelastic flow --- inertial focusing --- spiral channel --- transient two-layer flow --- power-law nanofluid --- heat transfer --- Laplace transform --- nanoparticle volume fraction --- effective thermal conductivity --- fractal scaling --- Monte Carlo --- porous media --- power-law model --- bioheat equation --- human body --- droplet deformation --- viscoelasticity --- wettable surface --- dielectric field --- droplet migration --- wettability gradient