US-Israel DDEP: Asymptotic Methods at Nano/Microfluidic Interfaces in Electrokinetically Driven Systems

建议编号：OISE-0936670主要研究员：Boyd Edwards机构：西弗吉尼亚大学标题：美国-以色列DDEP：电动驱动系统中纳米/微流体界面的渐近方法这个博士论文增强项目(DDEP)涉及两个研究小组之间的合作，这些研究小组致力于共同现象学的不同技术应用。在本古里安大学的雅各布·布劳斯坦沙漠研究所，这名学生将重点研究与离子交换膜和两种物质固体电解质之间的界面传输现象研究有关的电动问题的数学分析。这项工作将由学生与主办研究小组以导师的身份完成，向学生介绍方法，并提供讨论和反馈的机会。这名学生已经与以色列首席教授伊萨克·鲁宾斯坦通信，并将在国外与他和他的团队合作一个月。鲁宾斯坦小组在离子交换膜附近的电扩散和电对流的理论方法方面拥有专业知识。就更广泛的影响而言，这项工作提供的机会对改善S家机构的纳米科学和工程研究和教育的基础设施是有价值的。除了帮助研究生培训之外，该活动还将提供开发集成微流控样品浓缩器所必需的基本知识。这样的设备将有利于涉及复杂的化学和生化分析的应用，如蛋白质组学、基因组学或偏远环境中的化学分析。环境应用，如海水淡化和生物医学应用，如电渗析，依赖于通过纳米孔膜的电动传输，也可能从这项工作中受益。

AbstractProposal Number: OISE-0936670Principal Investigator: Boyd EdwardsInstitution: West Virginia UniversityTitle: US-Israel DDEP: Asymptotic Methods at Nano/Microfluidic Interfaces in Electrokinetically Driven SystemsThis Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Project (DDEP) project involves collaboration between two research groups working on different technological applications of a common phenomenology. While at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, which is part of the Ben Gurion University, the student will undertake a focused study of a mathematical analysis of electrokinetic problems related to a study of transport phenomena at the interface between an ion exchange membrane and a two-species bulk electrolyte. This work is to be done by the student with the host research group acting in a mentorship capacity, introducing student to methods, and providing an opportunity for discussions and feedback. The student has corresponded with the lead professor in Israel, Isaak Rubinstein, and will be working with him and his group for one month while abroad. The Rubinstein group has expertise in theoretical approaches to electro-diffusion and electro-convection near ion exchange membranes. In terms of the broader impacts, the opportunities presented by this work are valuable to the improvement of the infrastructure for nanoscale science and engineering research and education at the student?s home institution. Beyond aiding in graduate student training, the activity will provide basic knowledge essential to the development of an integrated microfluidic sample concentrators. Such a device would be beneficial for applications involving complex chemical and biochemical analyses like proteomics, genomics or chemical analyses in remote environments. Environmental applications such as water desalination and biomedical applications like electrodialysis, which depend on electrokinetic transport through nanoporous membranes, may benefit from this work as well.