Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Jingsong Xu, Xingcheng Wang, Qingyuan Huang, Xiaodong He
Summary: In this study, we developed an adjustable closed-open DMF platform using modified SLIPS with AEWOD. The platform features a consistent PCB electrode shape and a floating potential top plate, allowing for a highly integrated and easily scalable DMF system.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiang Zhang, Shuo Feng, Ling Lin, Sifeng Mao, Jin-Ming Lin
Summary: Cell manipulation is crucial in biochemical studies and open microfluidics offers a user-friendly and precise method to control the movement of microscale liquid. It enables a variety of manipulations at different levels and faces challenges in its development and application.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Dineshkumar Loganathan, Chia-Ling Hsieh, Bo-Er Shi, Yueh-Hsun Lu, Chia-Yuan Chen
Summary: Magnetic microrobots were fabricated using a block-to-block approach and two distinct modes of motion were demonstrated with the help of an electromagnetic system. Theoretical and numerical investigations were conducted to understand the physics of microrobot locomotion and their potential applications in flow agitation and particle dispersion were discussed. This work highlights the feasibility and potential of microrobots in medical and biological applications.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Water Resources
Y. Yang, W. Q. Jiang, Y. H. Wu, P. Wang, Z. Wu, B. Zhang, L. Zeng
Summary: This paper presents an analytical analysis of the migration of buoyancy-controlled active particles in a laminar open-channel flow, showing that the active particle cloud accumulates near the surface rather than being uniformly distributed even in the long-time evolution. The longitudinal dispersity of the active particle cloud gradually increases to a peak and then decreases to a constant value, in contrast to the monotonous increase for the passive particle cloud.
ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johannes Hartmann, Maximilian T. Schuer, Steffen Hardt
Summary: The authors demonstrate a method for controlling droplet coalescence by inducing dipoles inside droplets using an external electric field. The repulsive dipole force efficiently suppresses droplet coalescence on a liquid-infused surface, allowing for the manipulation and control of droplets. These findings reveal the dependence of the repulsion force on droplet volumes, distance between droplets, and electric field strength.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Hiep Xuan Cao, Daewon Jung, Han-Sol Lee, Gwangjun Go, Minghui Nan, Eunpyo Choi, Chang-Sei Kim, Jong-Oh Park, Byungjeon Kang
Summary: Ultrasonic manipulation technology shows great potential in the field of therapeutic applications, especially the traveling wave-based manipulation method which has advantages in vivo environments. This study presents a novel UT array that can generate active traveling waves with phase modulation, successfully manipulating a micromotor in water. The feasibility of the method was demonstrated through in vitro and ex vivo experiments using a UT array with 16 transducers at 1 MHz.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rutvik Lathia, Krishnadas Narayanan Nampoothiri, Nitish Sagar, Shubhi Bansal, Chandantaru Dey Modak, Prosenjit Sen
Summary: Microscale droplet generation and manipulation are widely used in various fields, from biochemical assays to printing and additive manufacturing. Most techniques are limited in the range of droplet sizes they can handle, as well as the variety of fluid properties they can work with. Recent advancements have focused on overcoming these limitations and this feature article discusses the developments in this area that cover a wide range of droplet sizes from subpicoliter to microliter.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Sifeng Mao
Summary: The rapid development of material science has led to a growing interest in nanowires due to their remarkable electrical, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Nanowires are expected to play vital roles in the fabrication of high-performance nano-devices for electronics, optoelectronics, electrochemistry, and electromechanics. However, the controlled and scalable assembly of nanowires remains a challenging issue that requires urgent attention and advancement. In this review, recent progress in nanowire sensor assembly using laminar flow in open space is discussed.
TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Mechanics
Takayuki Suzuki, Srivathsan Kalyan, Cynthia Berlinicke, Samantha Yoseph, Donald J. Zack, Soojung Claire Hur
Summary: Viscoelastic focusing is a promising method for manipulating micro and nanoscale bioparticles. This study investigates the mechanisms and applications of viscoelastic focusing in rectangular microchannels. By varying the fluid elasticity and inertia, the flow characteristics driving cell focusing are revealed. The findings provide guidance for the application of viscoelastic focusing in flow cytometry and particle sorting, as well as valuable insights for device design.
Article
Mechanics
Shuai Yuan, Mingyong Zhou, Xijiang Liu, Qiang Li, Dietmar Drummer, Bingyan Jiang
Summary: With the recent interest in microfluidic devices, this study focuses on preconcentration technology using field-amplified sample stacking (FASS) in microchannels. Numerical investigations reveal that reducing microchannel width is an effective way to improve enrichment quality. In addition, the study proposes a high-conductance gradient boundary to further enhance the performance of traditional FASS.
Article
Mechanics
Jianyu Wang, Guojian He, Subhasish Dey, Hongwei Fang
Summary: This study investigated the interaction between flow and submerged flexible vegetation through numerical simulation, revealing the formation of alternate vortices at the flow-vegetation interface, resulting in wave-like oscillations of the vegetation canopy. The study also demonstrated the effects of flow velocity, vegetation spacing, and relative density on the characteristics of vegetation oscillations.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Jianyu Wang, Guojian He, Subhasish Dey, Hongwei Fang
Summary: This study presents a three-dimensional numerical model for the interaction of flow with submerged flexible vegetation, successfully simulating the interaction between flow and highly flexible vegetation. Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the numerical model in simulating velocity profiles and vegetation movement induced by flow.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Hojjat Rostami Azmand, Amarachukwu N. Enemuo, Sang-woo Seo
Summary: This paper demonstrates the voltage-controlled flow of organic liquid through a macroporous silicon structure, utilizing a silicon-based macropore membrane and flow control units formed on PPy-coated pores. The transport of organic liquid was successfully controlled by low-voltage external bias on the PPy layer. The proposed concept has the potential to achieve an actuated fluidic dispenser in an arrayed form.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Yu Zheng, Xudong Luo, Jiegang You, Ting Li, Qingdong Hou
Summary: This study presents a method for preparing ceramic foams with open pores through gelation, resulting in hierarchical porous microstructure and high specific surface area, suitable for applications in adsorption and gas filtration.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Yanchong Duan, Qiang Zhon, Guiquan Wan, Qigang Chen, Fujun Wan, Danxun Li
Summary: This paper reports a new phenomenon in open channel flows, where higher population densities of spanwise vortices are observed near the free surface compared to turbulent boundary layers. Additional retrograde spanwise vortices are present in OCFs beyond y/h > 0.2, prompting a re-examination of the wall-normal extent of the free-surface effect. Possible mechanisms for this phenomenon are also provided.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Abrar Inayat, Zafar Said, Ola Alsaidi, Ruqaya Al-Zaidi, Sami Ullah, Vassilis Stathopoulos
Summary: This review explores the ability of using carbon nanotubes for wastewater treatment, revealing that carbon nanotubes are advantageous source of adsorbent with high thermal and chemical stability. The importance of kinetics and equilibrium studies in understanding the adsorption phenomena is underscored in the research.
CURRENT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Sofia Stefa, Maria Lykaki, Dimitrios Fragkoulis, Vasileios Binas, Pavlos K. Pandis, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Michalis Konsolakis
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maria Tzianou, Giannis Thomopoulos, Nikolaos Vourdas, Kosmas Ellinas, Evangelos Gogolides
Summary: The study fabricated superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces with different morphology characteristics to investigate their effects on antifogging functionality and optical transparency. It was found that superhydrophilic surfaces with nanoscale morphology demonstrated long-term antifogging functionality under fog flow.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chukwuka BethelAnucha, IIknur Altin, Emin Bacaksiz, Ismail Degirmencioglu, Tayfur Kucukomeroglu, Salih Yilmaz, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos
Summary: TiO2/ZnO/CuPc photocatalytic coatings were developed and showed efficient degradation of ibuprofen. The best-performing photocatalyst exhibited stability with 77% of ibuprofen degradation after the 5th cycle run.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chukwuka Bethel Anucha, Ilknur Altin, Emin Bacaksiz, Tayfur Kucukomeroglu, Masho Hilawie Belay, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos
Summary: In this study, a 0.05 wt.% CuWO4 over TiO2 composite powder was prepared for photocatalytic degradation of contaminants, achieving almost 100% degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ) after 2 hours of irradiation. Structural and morphological characterization of the synthesized material was conducted using various techniques, and the influences of pH, chemical scavengers, H2O2, contaminant ions, and humic acid on the photocatalyst efficiency towards CBZ degradation were investigated.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zena Savva, Klito C. Petallidou, Constantinos M. Damaskinos, George G. Olympiou, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Angelos M. Efstathiou
Summary: The study found that as the size of Pd particles increased, the rate of NO conversion per gram of Pd metal significantly increased, mainly due to the increase in active NOx concentration and the rate of H-spillover.
APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chukwuka Bethel Anucha, IIknur Altin, Emin Bacaksiz, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Ismail Polat, Ahmet Yasar, Omer Faruk Yuksel
Summary: Researchers have synthesized Ag-doped ZnSnO3 using hydrothermal assisted co-precipitation method and characterized it using various techniques. The photocatalytic performance of Ag-ZnSnO3 towards caffeine degradation was studied in detail.
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Michalis Konsolakis, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pavlos K. Pandis, Theofilos Kamperidis, Konstantinos Bariamis, Ilias Vlachos, Christos Argirusis, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Gerasimos Lyberatos, Asimina Tremouli
Summary: This study presents facile production methods for ceramic supported activated carbon cathodic electrodes and explores their potential for simultaneous treatment of municipal landfill leachate and energy production. The ultrasound-produced electrodes showed higher energy harvesting and wastewater treatment efficiency compared to other methods, offering new possibilities for the use of ultrasound in electrode production for microbial fuel cells.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Chukwuka Bethel Anucha, Emin Bacaksiz, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Pavlos K. Pandis, Christos Argirusis, Constantina-Dia Andreouli, Zoi Tatoudi, Ilknur Altin
Summary: In this study, a sol-gel-derived TiO2 material was prepared and doped with Mo using sonochemical method. The as-prepared material showed improved properties compared to unmodified TiO2 and achieved significant degradation of carbamazepine under UV irradiation. The effects of various factors on the degradation process were also investigated.
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Athanasios Zarkadoulas, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ioannis E. E. Markodimitrakis, Nikolaos Vourdas, Athanasios G. G. Papathanasiou
Summary: This study investigates the control of water droplets on air-permeable porous surfaces using electric fields and pneumatic actuation. The manipulation of droplet mobility is achieved by tuning the solid-liquid adhesion upon voltage application and de-pinning through surface pores with air pressure. This allows for low energy consumption and efficient switching between extreme wetting states and droplet mobility.
ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Asimina Tremouli, Pavlos K. Pandis, Theofilos Kamperidis, Christos Argirusis, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Gerasimos Lyberatos
Summary: The study investigates the effects of different cathode strategies on the performance of air-cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The highest power output was achieved with MnO2 catalyst pasted on Gore-Tex cloth, but the highest coulombic efficiencies were obtained with MnO2 and coal fly ash pasted on ceramic. The utilization of coal fly ash and biochar as catalysts in MFC technology is a sustainable and cost-effective solution.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
C. Morgante, X. Ma, X. Chen, D. Wang, V. Boffa, V. Stathopoulos, J. Lopez, J. L. Cortina, A. Cipollina, A. Tamburini, G. Micale
Summary: Nanofiltration (NF) plays an increasingly important role in Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)/Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) systems, improving the efficiency of downstream technologies for recovering valuable minerals from seawater and brines. However, the purity of the recovered minerals often does not meet market specifications, making ZLD/MLD economically unfeasible. In this study, a novel positively charged NF membrane was developed using NH2-MIL-101(Al) and ZnO nanoparticles in a chitosan matrix to enhance magnesium and calcium selectivity.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Chukwuka Bethel Anucha, Emin Bacaksiz, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Pavlos K. Pandis, Christos Argirusis, Constantina-Dia Andreouli, Zoi Tatoudi, Ilknur Altin
Summary: In this study, a Mo-doped HRTiO2 photocatalyst was synthesized by sonication method. Its thermal, structural, morphological, and optical properties were characterized. The photocatalyst demonstrated high efficiency in the degradation of IBU under specific conditions, and the stability of its surface coating was confirmed after multiple cycles of testing.