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Periodic flows in microfluidics enhance fluid mixing and enable advanced applications like organ-on-a-chip systems. This review covers their mechanisms, generation techniques, and future potential in microscale science.

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  • Microfluidics and fluid dynamics
  • Biomedical engineering and nanotechnology

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  • Microfluidics offers advantages like precise control and portability for applications in diagnostics and drug discovery.
  • Laminar flow in microchannels limits efficient fluid mixing, a key challenge for many microfluidic applications.
  • Periodic flows, time-dependent flows with repetitive patterns, improve mixing and are vital for organ-on-a-chip (OoC) models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive review of periodic flows in microfluidics.
  • To discuss fundamental mechanisms, generation techniques, and applications of periodic flows.
  • To explore challenges and future perspectives for periodic flows in microfluidic systems.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on periodic flows in microfluidics.
  • Categorization of techniques for generating periodic flows (e.g., electric, magnetic, acoustic, mechanical, pneumatic, fluidic).
  • Analysis of applications, including biomedical assays, disease diagnostics, drug discovery, neuroscience, and organ-on-a-chip.

Main Results:

  • Periodic flows significantly enhance fluid mixing efficiency in microchannels.
  • Various actuation methods exist for generating periodic flows, including pumps and external force fields.
  • Periodic flows are critical for advancing organ-on-a-chip technology and personalized medicine.

Conclusions:

  • Periodic flows are a powerful tool for overcoming mixing limitations in microfluidics.
  • Further research into generation techniques and applications will unlock the full potential of periodic flows.
  • This review highlights the importance of periodic flows for future microfluidic innovations.