Electrokinetic particle transport in micro-/nanofluidics : direct numerical simulation analysis

 Content: Basics of Electrokinetics in Micro/Nano-fluidics Introduction to Micro/Nano-fluidics Particle Transport and Manipulation in Micro/Nano-fluidics  Basics of Electrokinetics Organization of this Book  Numerical Simulations of Electrical Double Layer and Electroosmotic Flow in a Nanopore Electrical Double Layer Electroosmotic Flow in a Nanopore Concluding Remarks  Transient Electrokinetic Motion of a Circular Particle in a Microchannel Introduction Mathematical Model Numerical Implementation in COMSOL(R) Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks  Electrokinetic Transport of Cylindrical-Shaped Cells in a Straight Microchannel Introduction Experimental Setup Mathematical Model Numerical Implementation in COMSOL(R) Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks  Shear- and Electrokinetics-Induced Particle Deformation in a Slit Channel Introduction Shear-Induced Particle Deformation Electrokinetic-Induced Particle Deformation Concluding Remarks  Pair Interaction between Two Colloidal Particles under DC Electric Field Introduction Mathematical Model Numerical Implementation in COMSOL(R) Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks  Electrokinetic Translocation of a Cylindrical Particle through a Nanopore: Poisson-Boltzmann Approach Introduction Mathematical Model Numerical Implementation in COMSOL(R) and Code Validation Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks  Electrokinetic Translocation of a Cylindrical Particle through a Nanopore: Poisson-Nernst-Planck Multi-ion Model Introduction Mathematical Model Numerical Implementation in COMSOL(R) and Code Validation Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks  Field Effect Control of DNA Translocation through a Nanopore Introduction Mathematical Model Implementation in COMSOL Multiphysics(R) and Code Validation Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks  Electrokinetic Particle Translocation through a Nanopore Containing a Floating Electrode Introduction Mathematical Model Implementation in COMSOL Multiphysics(R) Results and Discussion Concluding Remarks
 Abstract:             \'\'This text, which was developed in part from some of the authors\' most recent journal papers, includes a brief introduction of micro/nano-fluidics and a mini review of the basic theories of DC-electrokinetics. It may serve as a useful reference for researchers and graduate students in the micro/nano-fluidics community, who might have limited experience and/or time in developing their own DNS codes to explore the active, growing, and interdisciplinary field of research. Readers could modify and extend the mathematical models, COMSOL files and MATLAB codes in this book for their own research\'\'