Nanofluidics: Systems and Applications

Author

Prakash, Shaurya ; Piruska, Aigars ; Gatimu, Enid N. ; Bohn, Paul W. ; Sweedler, Jonathan V. ; Shannon, Mark A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., State Univ. of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ

Volume

8

Issue

5

fYear

2008

fDate

5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

441

Lastpage

450

Abstract

Nanofluidics presents growing and exciting opportunities for conducting fundamental studies for processes and systems that govern molecular-scale operations in science and engineering. In addition, nanofluidics provides a rapidly growing platform for developing new systems and technologies for an ever-growing list of applications. This review presents a summary of the transport phenomena in nanofluidics with a focus on several systems and applications important to problems of public health and welfare. Special emphasis is afforded to the role of the electric double layer and the molecular-scale interactions that occur within confined nanoscale systems.

Keywords

microfluidics; electric double layer; molecular-scale interactions; molecular-scale operations; nanofluidics; nanoscale systems; public health and welfare; transport phenomena; Chemistry; Electric potential; Manufacturing systems; Nanobioscience; Nanofluidics; Nanoporous materials; Nanoscale devices; Probes; Public healthcare; Purification; Microfluidics; nanofluidics; nanomedicine; surfaces; water purification;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sensors Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1530-437X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSEN.2008.918758

Filename

4529151