CAJ | 학술논문

Microreaction technology is one of the most innovative and rapid developing fields in chemical engi-neering,synthesis and process technology.Many expectations toward enhanced product selectivity,yield and purity, improved safety,and access to new products and processes are directed tO the microreaction technology.Microflu-idic mixer is the most important component in microfluidic devices.Based on various principles,active and passive micromixers have been designed and investigated.This review is focused on the recent developments in microflu-idic mixers.An overview of the flow phenomena and mixing characteristics in active and passive micromixers ispresented,including the types of physical phenomena and their utilization in micromixers.Due to the simple fabri-cation technology and the easy implementation in a complex microfiuidic system,T-micromixer is highlighted as anexample to illustrate the effect of design and operating parameters on mixing efficiency and fluid flow inside mi-crofluidic mixers.