Issue 4, 2023

Acoustic microfluidics for colloidal materials and interface engineering

Abstract

The advent of microfluidic and microfabrication technologies provides vast opportunities for the rational design of colloidal materials and interfaces. However, the development of microscale lab-on-a-chip solutions is greatly limited by the lack of flexible control and intensive process kinetics. The integration of acoustics and microfluidics provides tremendous opportunities to manipulate fluids for the spatiotemporal control of engineering applications. In this perspective, we discuss the utility of acoustic microfluidics as an emerging tool for colloidal materials and interface engineering. We outline the underlying principles involved in acoustic microfluidics, assess the achievements and shortcomings of efforts so far in the field, and then highlight the bottlenecks that hinder the practical implementations of acoustic microfluidics from the viewpoints of both academic and industrial applications. We further provide our perspectives toward future research to develop advanced materials and interface systems using acoustic on-chip devices.

Graphical abstract: Acoustic microfluidics for colloidal materials and interface engineering

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
26 maj 2022
Accepted
11 jan 2023
First published
19 jan 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2023,4, 988-994

Acoustic microfluidics for colloidal materials and interface engineering

X. Zhao, Z. Chen, Y. Qiu and N. Hao, Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 988 DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00590E

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