Microfluidics for Porous Systems: Fabrication, Microscopy and Applications

Gerami, A; Alzahid, Y; Mostaghimi, P; Kashaninejad, N; Kazemifar, F; Amirian, T; Mosavat, N; Ebrahimi Warkiani, M; Armstrong, RT

Microfluidics for Porous Systems: Fabrication, Microscopy and Applications

Gerami, A Alzahid, Y Mostaghimi, P Kashaninejad, N

Kazemifar, F Amirian, T Mosavat, N Ebrahimi Warkiani, M

Armstrong, RT

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Citation:: Transport in Porous Media, 2019, 130 (1), pp. 277 - 304
Issue Date:: 2019-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gerami, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Alzahid, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mostaghimi, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kashaninejad, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-7771	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kazemifar, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Amirian, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mosavat, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ebrahimi Warkiani, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-1944	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Armstrong, RT	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-21T06:19:54Z
dc.date.available	2020-04-21T06:19:54Z
dc.date.issued	2019-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Transport in Porous Media, 2019, 130 (1), pp. 277 - 304	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0169-3913	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/140149
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, Springer Nature B.V. No matter how sophisticated the structures are and on what length scale the pore sizes are, fluid displacement in porous media can be visualized, captured, mimicked and optimized using microfluidics. Visualizing transport processes is fundamental to our understanding of complex hydrogeological systems, petroleum production, medical science applications and other engineering applications. Microfluidics is an ideal tool for visual observation of flow at high temporal and spatial resolution. Experiments are typically fast, as sample volume is substantially low with the use of miniaturized devices. This review first discusses the fabrication techniques for generating microfluidics devices, experimental setups and new advances in microfluidic fabrication using three-dimensional printing, geomaterials and biomaterials. We then address multiphase transport in subsurface porous media, with an emphasis on hydrology and petroleum engineering applications in the past few decades. We also cover the application of microfluidics to study membrane systems in biomedical science and particle sorting. Lastly, we explore how synergies across different disciplines can lead to innovations in this field. A number of problems that have been resolved, topics that are under investigation and cutting-edge applications that are emerging are highlighted.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Transport in Porous Media	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Microfluidics for Porous Systems: Fabrication, Microscopy and Applications	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Biomedical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2018, Springer Nature B.V. No matter how sophisticated the structures are and on what length scale the pore sizes are, fluid displacement in porous media can be visualized, captured, mimicked and optimized using microfluidics. Visualizing transport processes is fundamental to our understanding of complex hydrogeological systems, petroleum production, medical science applications and other engineering applications. Microfluidics is an ideal tool for visual observation of flow at high temporal and spatial resolution. Experiments are typically fast, as sample volume is substantially low with the use of miniaturized devices. This review first discusses the fabrication techniques for generating microfluidics devices, experimental setups and new advances in microfluidic fabrication using three-dimensional printing, geomaterials and biomaterials. We then address multiphase transport in subsurface porous media, with an emphasis on hydrology and petroleum engineering applications in the past few decades. We also cover the application of microfluidics to study membrane systems in biomedical science and particle sorting. Lastly, we explore how synergies across different disciplines can lead to innovations in this field. A number of problems that have been resolved, topics that are under investigation and cutting-edge applications that are emerging are highlighted.

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