TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in computational simulations of electrochemical processes under hydrodynamic flow in microchannels
AU - Santillo, Michael F.
AU - Ewing, Andrew G.
AU - Heien, Michael L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was funded by the National Institutes of Health (GM072432) and the Swedish National Science Foundation (VR). AGE is supported by a Marie Curie Chair from the European Union 6th Framework.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Computational modeling and theoretical simulations have recently become important tools for the development, characterization, and validation of microfluidic devices. The recent proliferation of commercial user-friendly software has allowed researchers in the microfluidics community, who might not be familiar with computer programming or fluid mechanics, to acquire important information on microsystems used for sensors, velocimetry, detection for microchannel separations, and microfluidic fuel cells. We discuss the most popular computational technique for modeling these systems-the finite element method-and how it can be applied to model electrochemical processes coupled with hydrodynamic flow in microchannels. Furthermore, some of the limitations and challenges of these computational models are also discussed.
AB - Computational modeling and theoretical simulations have recently become important tools for the development, characterization, and validation of microfluidic devices. The recent proliferation of commercial user-friendly software has allowed researchers in the microfluidics community, who might not be familiar with computer programming or fluid mechanics, to acquire important information on microsystems used for sensors, velocimetry, detection for microchannel separations, and microfluidic fuel cells. We discuss the most popular computational technique for modeling these systems-the finite element method-and how it can be applied to model electrochemical processes coupled with hydrodynamic flow in microchannels. Furthermore, some of the limitations and challenges of these computational models are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00216-010-4070-4
DO - 10.1007/s00216-010-4070-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 20734034
AN - SCOPUS:79451468971
SN - 1618-2642
VL - 399
SP - 183
EP - 190
JO - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
IS - 1
ER -