Mesofluidics

Han Gardeniers

The goal of this program is to study physics and chemistry of and in fluids at the mesoscopic scale. The behaviour and control of fluids, including miscible and immiscible liquids, gases and two-phase gas-liquid systems, and  of the chemical species contained in these fluids will be studied in a confined environment and more specifically, near plain, nanostructured and/or or reactive surfaces and interfaces. Particular focus will be on microfluidic elements that contain materials fabricated by nanotechnology, to which electronically controlled stimuli will be applied in order to control the course of chemical reactions and fluidic behaviour like phase separation and liquid transport.