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Microfluidics and low-Reynolds flow research, explained
3 open-access microfluidics and low-reynolds flow studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- Can magnetic particle swarms block only the vessels we choose?
By shaping a time-varying magnetic field so it is strong only in a target zone, magnetic particle swarms held together and blocked flow there while falling apart elsewhere.
- Does the kind of flow force change how cells deform?
Cells squeezed in a microchannel look stiffer under inertial forces than under viscous shear of the same size, so the type of force decides which parts of the cell you are probing.
- How do wobbling bubbles fling off their particle coat?
When ultrasound makes particle-coated bubbles wobble, particles shoot off only from the bulges where several wobble patterns line up in phase.