Fundamentals, biomedical applications and future potential of micro-scale cavitation-a review

Abstract

Thanks to the developments in the area of microfluidics, the cavitation-on-a chip concept enabled researchers to control and closely monitor the cavitation phenomenon in micro-scale. In contrast to conventional scale,...

On the application of hydrodynamic cavitation on a chip in cellular injury and drug delivery

“…Various approaches and models are available for the generation of cellular responses under the effect of acoustic, optical, and particle cavitation. 27,28 While in-depth studies on hydrodynamic cavitation have been performed during the last few years, 29,30 current findings related to the effect of hydrodynamic cavitation on cellular entities are still inadequate to fully assess the interaction between cavitation physics and biophysical response. The requirement for controllable cavitation on cellular entities is the most challenging aspect for all the current techniques.…”

Detergent Dissolution Intensification via Energy-Efficient Hydrodynamic Cavitation Reactors

“…In HC, a low local pressure value is achieved when the flow is accelerated within a flow-restrictive element such as an orifice. HC is of great interest in many applications including energy harvesting, 17 wastewater treatment, 18 biomedical engineering, 19 and wet appliances. 3 There is an increasingly popular application of HC in particle dissolution and disintegration, 5,20,21 as well as physical and chemical processing.…”

“…In HC, a low local pressure value is achieved when the flow is accelerated within a flow-restrictive element such as an orifice. HC is of great interest in many applications including energy harvesting, 17 wastewater treatment, 18 biomedical engineering, 19 and wet appliances. 3 …”