Interfaces in Microfluidics

Dear Colleagues,

Microfluidics has found numerous applications in various fields, including multiphase fluid dynamics, biomedical engineering, geosciences, petroleum engineering, and geotechnical engineering. One common aspect of these microfluidics systems is that they involve microscale interfaces that may develop between fluids (e.g., oil drops in water for enhanced oil recovery; air bubbles in water during compressed air energy storage; water-CO₂ for geologic carbon storage) or between liquids and solids (e.g., interfaces between fluids and microchannels, small particles, or microorganisms). The understanding of the interface has expanded the range of applications and it is desirable to understand and advance interfacial phenomena.

For this Special Issue, microfluidics is broadly defined to encompass traditional microchannel devices as well as various systems involving microscale transport phenomena. In this Special Issue, we aim to collate relevant studies to highlight recent progress and emerging challenges with “Interfaces in Microfluidics” and thus to inform readers of the current status-of-the-art. Some subject examples for this Special Issue are:

• Hele-Shaw cell for interfacial fluid dynamics
• Droplet dispensing for thermal inkjet printing
• Micro-droplets as micro-reactors
• Multiphase transport in biological systems
• Microvalves and micropumps
• Interface in microfluidics for energy conversion, fuel cells, geologic energy storage, energy-geotechnics, and geologic carbon/waste sequestration

Original research papers, short communications, and review articles on theoretical, numerical, and experimental progress are welcomed. We look forward to your submissions.

Dr. Sangjin Ryu
Dr. Moeto Nagai
Dr. Seunghee Kim
Guest Editors

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