Project description
One of the grand challenges of science is understanding how fluid flows. We have made significant advances in understanding how the fluid flows in the vortex fluidic device (VFD). This is important for predicting the operating/processing parameters for the continuous flow microfluidic VFD. Research will focus on developing methods for 'moulding' the topological fluid flow down to sub-micron dimensions, adding to the recent discoveries of shear stress induced crystallization and 'molecular drilling'. The rapidly rotating VFD tube restricts measuring such dimensionality externally.
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Raston Laboratory
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