ABSTRACT

The proper simulation of microfluidic systems, in different applications, requires the accurate knowledge of physical properties of both working fluids and substrates, transport and other constitutive parameters inherent to the specific modeling employed, geometries and dimensions, besides the acting domain and boundaries source functions. Every and each of these model input information may affect the simulation accuracy and the corresponding adherence to experimental predictions at the microscale. While specific experimental techniques and correlations are available in many situations to estimate to a certain extent these quantities, it is also quite desirable to identify at least those more uncertain parameters and functions, ideally, under actual working conditions.