Abstract
In this review article, we focus on collective motion in externally driven colloidal suspensions, as well as how these collective effects can be harnessed for use in microfluidic applications. We highlight the leading role of hydrodynamic interactions in the self-assembly, emergent behavior, transport, and mixing properties of colloidal suspensions. A special emphasis is given to recent numerical methods to simulate driven colloidal suspensions at large scales. In combination with experiments, they help us to understand emergent dynamics and to identify control parameters for both individual and collective motion in colloidal suspensions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 42-57 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science |
| Volume | 40 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2019 |
Funding
This work was supported primarily by the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number DMR- 1420073 . Additional support was provided by the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems program of the National Science Foundation under award CBET-1706562 .
Keywords
- Collective motion
- Colloids
- Experiments
- Hydrodynamic interactions
- Simulations
- Transport and control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry