International journal of Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics
Short Review on Thermodynamic Effect to Generate the Surface-Driven Microfluidic Flow in Fluid Mechanics
Abstract
The levels of fluid mechanics are bulk-fluidics (macrofluidics), microfluidics, and nanofluidics in thedirection of miniaturisation. In this review, a brief account is provided to describe the thermodynamiceffect behind the generation of any surface-driven microfluidic flow in the regime of fluid mechanics.Also, an experimental demonstration on the surface-driven microfluidic flow of dyed water isprovided corresponding to the SU-8 based glass microfluidic devices fabricated by masklesslithography and indirect bonding technique. A prominent difference between microfluidic leakage andleakage-free microfluidic flow is recorded by a CMOS camera. This review may be useful tomanipulate any working liquid inside the microfluidic laboratory-on-a-chip systems.Keywords: Indirect bonding, maskless lithography, PMMA, SU-8, thermodynamic effectReferences (18)
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