Experimental and theoretical study of hydrodynamics of solid particle transport in small scale

在小尺度上操纵固体颗粒有许多应用，包括血液学实验室的血细胞计数，用于植入和药物发现的器官制造，从饮用水中去除细菌和监测空气污染中的颗粒物浓度。这些应用的效率很大程度上取决于颗粒与周围流体的相互作用。然而，由于这些小型化技术的长度和时间尺度缩短，这些相互作用的表征变得更具挑战性。

The manipulation of solid particles in small scales has numerous applications including blood cell counting in hematology labs, fabrication of organs for implants and drug discovery, removal of bacteria from drinking water and monitoring particulate matter concentrations in air pollution. The efficiency of many of these applications strongly depends on the interaction of the particles with the surrounding fluid. The characterization of these interactions, however, becomes more challenging due to the decreased length and time scales in these miniaturized technologies.