Microfluids Technologies

Microfluids is emerging as one of the most important sectors of MEMS technology. It encompasses the fabrication of microscopic channels, nozzles, pumps, and valves used to mix and regulate microscopic quantities of fluids. This technology is finding greater acceptance in the fields of printing, medicine, chemistry, clinical analysis and forensics (to name but a few) and embraces many important applications areas including Inkjet Printing, Micro-Total-Analysis Systems and Lab-on-a-Chip. Typical processes simulated with CFD include:

• printing
• fluid coating
• droplet impact and spreading
• fluid separation
• electro-wetting
• surface wetting behaviour and control