Nanofluidics / Patrick Abgrall, Nam-Trung Nguyen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abgrall, Patrick.

Contributor:

Nguyen, Nam-Trung, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfluidics.

Nanofluids.

Fluidic devices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Artech House, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking you to the forefront of the emerging field of Nanofluidics, this cutting-edge book details the physics and applications of fluid flow in nanometer scale channels. You gain a solid understanding of the fundamental aspects of transport processes and force interactions in microscale. Moreover, this unique resource presents the latest research on nanoscale transport phenomena. You find a comprehensive overview of fabrication technologies for nanotachnologies, including detailed technology recipes and parameters. The book concludes with a look at future trends and the likely directions this new field will take. Publisher abstract.

Contents:

Nanofluidics; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Classical Areas Related to Nanofluidics; 1.2 Technology Developments Leading to Nanofluidics; 1.3 New Phenomena and Applications of Nanofluidics; 1.4 Organization of the Book; Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Mass Transport at the Nanoscale; 2.1 Fluid Flow at the Microscale; 2.1.1 Scaling Laws; 2.1.2 Continuum Model; 2.1.3 Pressure-Driven Flow; 2.1.4 Capillary Flow; 2.1.5 Electrokinetic Flow; 2.1.6 Mixing in Microscale; 2.2 From Microscale to Nanoscale; 2.2.1 Continuum Assumption; 2.2.2 Kinetic Theory

2.2.3 Molecular Dynamics and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC)2.3 Diffusion in Nanochannels; 2.3.1 Knudsen Diffusion in Nanochannels; 2.3.2 Hindered Diffusion in Nanochannels; 2.4 Electrokinetics in Nanochannels; 2.5 Water in Nanochannels; 2.6 Capillary Filling in a Nanochannel; 2.6.1 Modeling of the Filling Process; 2.6.2 Asymptotic Solutions; 2.7 Nanofilters; 2.7.1 Electrostatic Effect; 2.7.2 Reptation Effect; 2.7.3 Steric Effect; 2.7.4 Entropic Effect; References; Selected Bibliography; Chapter 3 Fabrication Technologies of Nanochannels; 3.1 Basics About Micro- and Nanofabrication

3.1.1 Silicon/Glass Micro- and Nanofabrication3.1.2 Polymer Micro- and Nanofabrication; 3.2 Application to Micro- and Nanofluidic Systems; 3.2.1 Microfluidic Devices; 3.2.2 Nanofluidic Devices; References; Chapter 4 Applications of Micro- and Nanofluidics; 4.1 Microfluidics and Lab-on-Chips; 4.1.1 Biomolecular Analyses; 4.1.2 Microfluidics Beyond Biomolecular Analyses; 4.2 Handling Ions by Electrokinetic Effects in Nanochannels; 4.2.1 Nanofluidic Resistors as Surface Charge Sensors; 4.2.2 Semipermeability and Preconcentration; 4.2.3 Routing Ions by Nanofluidic Electronics

4.3 Separations in Nanofluidic Devices4.3.1 Batch Separations; 4.3.2 Continuous-Flow Separations; 4.4 Linear Analysis of Biomolecules; 4.4.1 Why Stretching DNA?; 4.4.2 Sizing Confined DNA; 4.4.3 Nanopore Sequencing; References; Chapter 5 Conclusion; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59693-351-8

OCLC:

796382989