Microfluidic Horizons 2026

Session

Monday 18/05, 10 - 13; Room 35

M1-B

May 18, 2026, 10:00 AM

75. The counter-intuitive motion of droplets and bubbles in co-axial channel flows

Steffen Bisswanger (TU Darmstadt)

5/18/26, 10:00 AM

Flow, wetting, and transport phenomena

Oral

The motion of droplets and bubbles inside a channel flow is an important aspect of many microfluidic applications and can, in a broader context, also serve as a lab-scale model system for transport processes that occur in large-scale reaction columns in process engineering. In a series of experiments, we demonstrate and explain the unique and counter-intuitive behavior of droplets and bubbles...

81. In-air droplet generation in microchannels using co-flow focusing configuration

5/18/26, 10:20 AM

Flow, wetting, and transport phenomena

Oral

In-air droplet generation in microchannels using co-flow focusing configuration

M.Bulois¹-², A. Allemand¹, B. Sobac², B. Scheid¹
¹TIPs, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgique
²LFCR UMR 5150, CNRS, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, 64600 Anglet, France.

Multiphase microfluidics involving bubbles and droplets in microchannels is central to many applications...

127. Two-Phase Flow in Micro-Venturi: analysis of the complexity of Cavitation flow under Microscale Confinement.

Edoardo Sech (Department of Industrial Engineering DII, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, Padova, Italy)

5/18/26, 10:40 AM

Flow, wetting, and transport phenomena

Oral

Recent advances in microfabrication have enabled the development of microscale platforms for biotechnological and chemical applications, opening new perspectives also for the controlled exploitation of hydrodynamic cavitation. Compared to traditional macroscale systems, microfluidic configurations provide enhanced surface-to-volume ratios, improved control of operating conditions, and stronger...

135. Microfluidics for emulsion science and product development

5/18/26, 11:00 AM

Flow, wetting, and transport phenomena

Oral

Emulsions, heterogeneous mixtures of two immiscible liquids to which surfactants are added, are a very widespread material encountered in various fields, from cosmetics to food and biotechnology. Microfluidics has proven to be an ideal tool for designing custom emulsions with controlled size and composition. However, while micrometre size droplets are an ideal template or microreactor for the...