Salvinia-inspired architectures for enhancing interface stability and mass transfer in microchannels.

IF 5.4 2区 工程技术 Q1 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
Lab on a Chip Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI:10.1039/d5lc00599j
Jinlong Xu, Yongjian Li, Haosheng Chen
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Abstract

Mass transfer in conventional microchannels primarily relies on wall-mediated diffusion or is compromised by dynamic instability at free interfaces, which limits interphase transport efficiency. Inspired by the hierarchical trichomes of Salvinia molesta leaves, we designed composite architectures featuring spatially selective hydrophilic modification via in situ polydopamine (PDA) grafting, which enhance mass transfer while maintaining interface stability in microchannels. High-speed imaging was used to capture the dynamic evolution of interfacial morphology, revealing failure behaviours consistent with theoretical analysis. Cyclic pressure loading experiments confirmed that the modified architecture exhibited strong interfacial pinning, increasing the stable operating pressure range by over 20% and doubling the tolerable disturbance frequency. By establishing mass transfer models, we demonstrated that this robust stability enabled efficient gas-liquid mass transfer and verified its potential for liquid-liquid extraction applications, especially under dynamic pulsatile flow conditions, where the mass transfer efficiency was improved by more than 15% compared to static conditions. This work presents an interfacial engineering strategy that combines structural design with surface wettability control, with broad potential in biological and chemical separation, gas-liquid reactions, and multiphase microfluidics.

salvinia启发的架构,用于增强微通道中的界面稳定性和传质。
传统微通道中的传质主要依赖于壁介导的扩散,或者受到自由界面的动态不稳定性的影响,这限制了间相传输效率。受Salvinia molesta叶片分层毛状体的启发,我们设计了具有空间选择性亲水性改性的复合结构,通过原位聚多巴胺(PDA)接枝,增强了传质,同时保持了微通道中的界面稳定性。利用高速成像技术捕捉界面形态的动态演变,揭示与理论分析一致的破坏行为。循环压力加载实验证实,改进后的结构具有较强的界面钉住性,使稳定工作压力范围提高了20%以上,可容忍的干扰频率增加了一倍。通过建立传质模型,我们证明了这种强大的稳定性能够实现高效的气液传质,并验证了其在液液萃取应用中的潜力,特别是在动态脉动流条件下,与静态条件相比,传质效率提高了15%以上。这项工作提出了一种结合结构设计和表面润湿性控制的界面工程策略,在生物和化学分离、气液反应和多相微流体方面具有广泛的潜力。
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Lab on a Chip
Lab on a Chip 工程技术-化学综合
CiteScore
11.10
自引率
8.20%
发文量
434
审稿时长
2.6 months
期刊介绍: Lab on a Chip is the premiere journal that publishes cutting-edge research in the field of miniaturization. By their very nature, microfluidic/nanofluidic/miniaturized systems are at the intersection of disciplines, spanning fundamental research to high-end application, which is reflected by the broad readership of the journal. Lab on a Chip publishes two types of papers on original research: full-length research papers and communications. Papers should demonstrate innovations, which can come from technical advancements or applications addressing pressing needs in globally important areas. The journal also publishes Comments, Reviews, and Perspectives.
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