Thermal analysis of electroosmotic flow in a vertical ciliated tube with viscous dissipation and heat source effects: implications for endoscopic applications

Analytical Solution for Transient Electroosmotic and Pressure-Driven Flows in Microtubes

“…When higher Reynolds numbers are desired, e.g., for micro-heat sinks, a pressure gradient also needs to be applied. EOF has recently been applied in various industries, including microfluidics, chromatography, drug delivery, biomedical sensors, and electrokinetic pumping [8]. Understanding electroosmotic and pressure-driven flows is also crucial in unveiling the underlying transport phenomena and mechanisms of fluid and drug particles in digestive, respiratory, or urinary tracts, as well as blood vessels [8,9], and other tubular structures in the human body.…”

“…EOF has recently been applied in various industries, including microfluidics, chromatography, drug delivery, biomedical sensors, and electrokinetic pumping [8]. Understanding electroosmotic and pressure-driven flows is also crucial in unveiling the underlying transport phenomena and mechanisms of fluid and drug particles in digestive, respiratory, or urinary tracts, as well as blood vessels [8,9], and other tubular structures in the human body. Therefore, enhancing the fundamental understanding of the sights into the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of various medical condit Additionally, the principles of electroosmotic and pressure-driven microtu dynamics directly apply to developing lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices [11,12].…”

“…For example, it can be applied to the design of point-of-care (POC) devices for timely diagnosis and treatment for patients [13,14]. It can also be potentially helpful especially in developing LOC devices to mimic human vascular networks, and blood-air barriers in the human respiratory system to investigate lung disease progression, diagnosis, and treatment [8,12,[14][15][16][17].…”