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ArticleMicromachines2026

Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Mixing Enhancement in a Zigzag Passive Micromixer with D-Shaped Obstacles.

Bingyang Yuan, Shuai Yuan, Hao Wang

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Article in Micromachines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Bingyang YuanCollege of Shipbuilding Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7331-0235
Shuai YuanSchool of Health and Life Sciences, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao 266113, China.
Hao WangCollege of Shipbuilding Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7757-3753

Funding

Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation 425QN378National Natural Science Foundation of China 42406185Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2024QD083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Micromixers are crucial for rapid and homogeneous mixing in lab-on-a-chip systems. This study presents a novel passive micromixer that synergistically combines a Zigzag channel with D-shaped obstacles to enhance mixing across a broad Reynolds number (Re) range of 0.1-50. The design leverages flow splitting, recombination, and the generation of localized high-velocity streams to effectively disrupt laminar flow. A comprehensive parametric study optimized key geometric parameters, including obstacle dimensions (b

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D-shaped obstaclemicrofluidicperformance indexZigzag passive mixer

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PMID41753846
PMCPMC12943698

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