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Understand Phenomena in the Viscous Catenary Problem via Simulation
The viscous catenary problem has generated a lot of theoretical and experimental interest in recent years. This is due to the industrial importance of the rich phenomena that occur within it. Using the...
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Predict the Performance of Rotating Cone Micropumps with Simulation
For those designing process equipment with conventional centrifugal pumps, rotating conical (or cone) micropumps may provide a simpler alternative. However, the performance of rotating cone micropumps...
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Simulating Cancer Cell Migration in Microgravity with COMSOL®
Research shows that microgravity exposure has an effect on the human body, such as by suppressing immune cell activity. This phenomenon also affects cancer cell migration. Making use of this fact can...
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Analyzing a New Droplet-Forming Fluidic Junction with Simulation
Generating complex emulsion droplets that can be used to fabricate highly compartmentalized microconstructs is difficult to achieve with classic droplet-forming fluidic junctions. These junctions have...
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Improving IFE Target Fabrication with a Droplet Microfluidics Method
Fusion energy is 30 years away — and always will be. The joke certainly rings true for inertial fusion energy (IFE), which must overcome a number of obstacles before it can become a reality. For...
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Speeding Up DNA Separation in a Microchannel via Simulation
When investigating a crime, forensic scientists sometimes use DNA evidence to identify suspects. DNA contains more than identifying information, though, like clues to our genetic makeup. DNA separation...
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Performing a Shape and Topology Optimization of a Tesla Microvalve
You can use topology optimization to get ideas for the device geometry early on in the design phase, for example, when designing a Tesla microvalve. The setup of this optimization problem was...
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Developing a Silicon MEMS Chip for On-Demand DNA Synthesis
Genome editing in somatic cells shows potential for treating a wide variety of genetic diseases. Since the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a powerful genome editing tool, the demand for DNA synthesis...
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Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase Flow in COMSOL®: Part 1
Multiphase flow may involve the flow of a gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, liquid-solid, gas-solid, gas-liquid-liquid, gas-liquid-solid, or gas-liquid-liquid-solid mixture. This series of blog posts mainly...
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Exploring the 4 Basic Modes of Electrophoresis
DNA, RNA, proteins… All of these macromolecules can be analyzed using the electrokinetic process electrophoresis. In a 2020 webinar hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE),...
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How Does This Lip Gloss Appear to Defy Gravity?
In early 2020, a viral video showing an eye-catching lip gloss trick appeared on web browsers and phone screens around the world. The trick features lip gloss mysteriously flying into the air after...
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