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  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Microfluidics

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  • Multi-core emulsions are soft fluids composed of deformable oil-water droplets.
  • These are vital building blocks in biotechnology for applications like drug delivery and tissue engineering.
  • Understanding fluid-structure interactions is key for designing and manufacturing soft mesoscale materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the physics of multi-core emulsions flowing in microfluidic channels.
  • To identify and characterize the non-equilibrium states (NES) formed within these systems.
  • To understand the role of fluid vortices and hydrodynamic interactions in the observed dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations of multi-core emulsion flow in microfluidic channels.
  • Analysis of fluid-structure interactions and vortex dynamics.
  • Characterization of different dynamic regimes based on core-area fraction.

Main Results:

  • Observed a rich variety of driven non-equilibrium states (NES) caused by dipolar fluid vortices.
  • Identified long-lived NES with planetary-like motion at low core-area fraction.
  • Reported short-lived NES with pre-chaotic motion at high core-area fraction due to multi-body collisions and hydrodynamic interactions.

Conclusions:

  • The dynamics of multi-core emulsions in microchannels are governed by fluid-structure interactions and vortex formation.
  • Transitions between vortex states signify entropy maximization by filling dynamic voids.
  • These findings are crucial for the design and application of soft mesoscale materials in biotechnology.