Magnetically Driven Microfluidics

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit a manuscript to a Special Issue of Micromachines entitled “Magnetically Driven Microfluidics”. This Special Issue welcomes contributions that delve into the design, modeling, fabrication, and application of magnetically driven microfluidic systems for sustainable energy. Articles should emphasize how magnetic microfluidics can enhance the efficiency, scalability, and sustainability of energy systems, from renewable energy harvesting to advanced storage solutions. Interdisciplinary research that combines microfluidics with materials science, nanotechnology, and energy engineering is highly encouraged.

This Special Issue aims to explore innovative research and developments related to microfluidics and sustainable energy systems. By leveraging magnetic forces, microfluidic devices can revolutionize energy generation, storage, and distribution through the precise control and manipulation of fluids at the micro- and nano-scale. This Special Issue encourages the submission of original works that highlight fundamental advancements, novel materials, device architectures, and the practical application of magnetically driven microfluidic systems in global energy challenges.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

Magnetically Assisted Energy Harvesting:

• Microfluidic systems for generating power from solar, wind, or thermal gradients.
• Magnetic microfluidics for piezoelectric or triboelectric energy generation.

Energy Storage Systems:

• Magnetically driven advancements in flow batteries or liquid–metal batteries.
• Enhanced electrolyte mixing in supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries using magnetic fields.

Hydrogen Economy and Fuel Cells:

• Microfluidic solutions for magnetically driven hydrogen production, storage, and utilization.
• Improvements in fuel cell efficiency using magnetically driven microfluidic approaches.

Energy Distribution and Thermal Management:

• Magnetically controlled microfluidic systems for heat dissipation in electronic and energy devices.
• Localized cooling solutions for high-density energy systems using ferrofluid-based microfluidics.

Nanomaterials and Fluid Interactions:

• Development of magnetically responsive materials for improved energy conversion and storage.
• Magnetic manipulation of nanostructures or colloids for energy transport.

Environmental and Sustainable Applications:

• Magnetically driven microfluidics for water splitting or CO2 reduction in energy applications.
• Microfluidic solutions for circular energy processes and sustainable material recycling.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Yan Hom Li
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Micromachines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• magnetically driven microfluidics
• sustainable energy systems
• energy harvesting and conversion
• microfluidic energy storage
• ferrofluid applications
• hydrogen economy and microfluidics
• magnetically enhanced electrochemical systems
• thermal management in energy devices
• renewable energy microtechnologies
• magnetofluidics for energy distribution