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Advances in Microfluidic Systems and Numerical Modeling in Biomedical Applications: A Review.

Mariana Ferreira¹, Violeta Carvalho^1,2,3,4, João Ribeiro^5,6,7

¹Center for Microelectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal.

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Summary

Microfluidic systems offer innovative biomedical engineering solutions for disease diagnosis and treatment. Numerical simulations enhance understanding of fluid flow in these devices, advancing applications like organ-on-a-chip technology.

Keywords:

microfluidics microfluidics systems mixing numerical simulation organ-on-a-chip

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics

Background:

Microfluidic systems are key to advancing disease diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.
Numerical simulation is crucial for understanding microfluidic device behavior.
Soft lithography and additive manufacturing are common fabrication methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To review fabrication techniques, materials, and applications of microfluidic devices.
To explore the role of numerical simulation in microfluidic research.
To highlight organ-on-a-chip models and their simulation.

Main Methods:

Review of fabrication techniques (soft lithography, additive manufacturing).
Discussion of microfluidic applications (nucleic acid amplification, diagnostics, organ-on-a-chip).
Analysis of numerical simulation tools (e.g., ANSYS Fluent) for fluid flow, mass transport, mixing, and diffusion.

Main Results:

Microfluidic systems enable diverse applications from diagnostics to complex organ-on-a-chip models.
Numerical simulations, including ANSYS Fluent, accurately predict microfluidic behavior.
Geometric modifications and surface wettability influence sample mixing and transport.

Conclusions:

Microfluidic systems and their numerical modeling significantly contribute to biomedical engineering.
The integration of simulation tools enhances the design and application of microfluidic devices.
Organ-on-a-chip simulations represent a rapidly growing and impactful research area.