🔬 GeoSlicer in Microfluidics
We present an exciting application of GeoSlicer: Microfluidics.
In this study, we extracted a pore network from a 2.5D image (6000 × 6000 × 15 voxels) and performed one-phase and two-phase flow simulations, with all processes running in just a few minutes.
These are the first steps in a research collaboration with Prof. Fabiano G. Wolf from LabMicro, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
Looking ahead, this workflow can potentially be applied to:
⚙️ Chip design – permeability prediction and design optimization prior to fabrication.
⚙️ Post-fabrication validation – comparing experimental results with pore-network simulations for model calibration and verification of the Valvatne (2004) model.
This study highlights how digital rock physics methodologies can be adapted to microfluidic systems, providing an open-source pathway that links chip design, characterization, and multiphase flow modeling.
GeoSlicer is an open source platform for digital rock physics. Check out our github for more details and to download the latest version.
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by Rafael Arenhart and team, Giovanni Formighieri Robim Pacheco RĂ´mulo Cenci