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  • Microfluidics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Biotechnology

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  • Gas-liquid flows enhance performance in large systems but are challenging at the microscale due to surface tension.
  • Controlling multiphase flow regimes is crucial for microfluidic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a technique for generating and controlling common gas-liquid flow regimes on a centrifugal microfluidic platform.
  • To investigate parameters influencing gas-liquid flow transitions and derive design guidelines.
  • To demonstrate an application of controlled gas-liquid flows in accelerating bacterial growth.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a centrifugal microfluidic platform with a spiral microchannel and specialized microfeatures.
  • Investigated critical parameters to control stratified and slug flow regimes.
  • Derived analytical formulations and compared them with experimental results.

Main Results:

  • Successfully generated and controlled stratified and slug gas-liquid flows on the microfluidic platform.
  • Identified key parameters governing flow regime transitions.
  • Analytical formulations accurately predicted experimental observations.
  • Demonstrated accelerated growth of E. coli bacteria using the developed gas-liquid flow technique.

Conclusions:

  • The developed technique offers temporal and local control over gas-liquid flows in microfluidics.
  • Analytical guidelines can aid in designing specific microscale gas-liquid flows.
  • Controlled gas-liquid flows significantly enhance microfluidic system performance, as evidenced by accelerated bacterial cell growth.