mikrofluidisia

Mikrofluidisia is a field of study concerned with the behavior of fluids at micron and sub-micron scales, focusing on how surface tension, viscosity, and confinement govern flow and transport in microchannels, droplets, and porous media. The term combines mikro (from Greek for small), fluid, and -sia indicating a science or field. In practice, mikrofluidisia encompasses experimental techniques such as microfabrication, micro-PIV, high-speed imaging, and droplet-based assays, together with computational simulations using CFD and phase-field methods.

At these scales, flows are typically laminar and dominated by surface forces, with capillary effects and interfacial phenomena playing central roles. Key concepts include wetting and contact line dynamics, droplet generation and merger, emulsification, mixing in confined geometries, and transport in porous microstructures. Researchers study how geometric confinement, active controls (electrostatic, magnetic, acoustic), and rheological properties influence mixing, reaction rates, and detection signals.

Applications span lab-on-a-chip devices for medical diagnostics, chemical synthesis in microscale reactors, environmental sensing, and advanced printing or coating processes. Mikrofluidisia also informs biosciences by enabling gentle handling of cells and biomolecules in microfluidic ecosystems.

Terminology varies; mikrofluidisia is sometimes used synonymously with microfluidics, though some authors reserve the term for theories emphasizing scaling of surface and interfacial phenomena. See also microfluidics, capillary action, laminar flow, surface tension.