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Complex Fluids and Microfluidic Devices

A microfluidic device fabricated by novel micropatterning technology.

Faculty: Anseth, Bowman, Davis, Hrenya, Jayaraman, Randolph, Weimer

A core research area in chemical and biological engineering is in the area of fluid mechanics. The department’s research focuses on a number of novel fields, including flows of complex multi-phase systems and the preparation and use of microfluidic devices. Examples of specific research thrusts include the following:

• Particulate systems and aerosol materials synthesis
• Emulsion and suspension processing
• Flow in and preparation of microfluidic devices
• Flow in biological systems (e.g., blood flow)
• Supercritical fluid-based particle synthesis processes and supercritical fluid emulsions

Measured images of two particles colliding during flow.