Electrokinetic Particle and Fluid Transport Driven by Solute Concentration and Thermal Gradients
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "C1: Micro/Nanoscale Electrokinetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2025 | Viewed by 644
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solute concentration gradients and thermal gradients are promising alternatives to conventional pressure gradients for microscale and nanoscale electrokinetic particle and fluid transport. Recent theories and experiments have demonstrated new transport phenomena, including instability, mixing, particle entrainment, phase separation, and reversals in particle and fluid motion. These contribute to novel applications, such as nanoparticle drug delivery, enhanced oil recovery, the mixture and separation of colloidal species, the manufacture of colloidal films, as well as water and surface cleaning. This Special Issue focuses on studies regarding the electrokinetic particle and fluid transport driven by solute concentration gradients, thermal gradients, and/or a combination of these mechanisms. We welcome the submission of manuscripts that are based on sound scientific theories and/or experiments.
Dr. Henry C. W. Chu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diffusiophoresis
- diffusioosmosis
- thermophoresis
- thermoosmosis
- electrodiffusiophoresis
- electrodiffusioosmosis
- electrothermophoresis
- electrothermoosmosis
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