Electric field and viscous fluid polarity effects on capillary-driven flow dynamics between parallel plates.

ABSTRACT: -Micropumps have attracted considerable interest in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidic devices, and biomedical engineering to transfer fluids through capillaries. However, improving the sluggish capillary-driven flow of highly viscous fluids is critical for commercializing MEMS devices, particularly in underfill applications. This study investigated the behavior of different viscous fluid flows under the influence of capillary and electric potential effects. We observed that upon increasing the electric potential to 500 V, the underfill flow length of viscous fluids increased by 45% compared to their capillary flow length. To explore the dynamics of underfill flow under the influence of an electric potential, the polarity of highly viscous fluids was altered by adding Na

SUBMITTER: Hassan RU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10220362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature