C1: Micro/Nanoscale Electrokinetics
A section of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X).
Section Information
Micro/nanofluidic chips have found increasing applications in the analysis of chemical and biological samples over the past three decades. Electrokinetics is the method of choice in these micro/nanofluidic chips for transporting, manipulating, and analyzing ions, (bio)molecules, (bio)fluids, and (bio)particles, etc., due to its high maneuverability, scalability, sensitivity, and integrability. The involved phenomena, which cover electroosmosis, electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis, electro-hydrodynamics, diffusioosmosis, diffusiophoresis, etc., arise from either the inherent or the induced surface charge of the solid–liquid or liquid–liquid interface under the influence of DC and/or AC electric fields. To review the state of the art of micro/nanoscale electrokinetics, this Section of Micromachines welcomes all original research or review articles on the fundamentals and applications of any electrokinetic phenomena in micro/nanofluidic devices.
Keywords
- electrokinetics
- electroosmosis
- electrophoresis
- diffusioosmosis
- diffusiophoresis
- dielectrophoresis
- induced charge electrokinetics
- electrothermal flow
- concentration polarization
- streaming potential
- streaming current
- electrokinetic energy conversion
- electrokinetic remediation
- electrical sensing
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Electrokinetics for Cell Sorting and Analysis (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Electrokinetic and Electrochemical Phenomena in Microsystems (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Electrokinetic Principles in Biological and Biomedical Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Complex Fluid Flows in Microfluidics (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Microfluidic Machinery with 3D Channel Networks (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Electrokinetically Driven Microdevices (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
