Microfluidics has emerged as a distinct new field with a prospective to impact large areas
like chemical synthesis and biological analysis to optics and information technology …

Spontaneous imbibition has been proved to be a promising enhanced oil recovery method
for tight reservoirs, but the mechanisms of spontaneous imbibition oil recovery (SIOR) are …

The invasion patterns of immiscible fluids in porous media determine the swept volume and
displace efficiency, which is complexly affected by fluids, reservoir, and injection parameters …

Highlights•Material choice and microchannel design are critical to a successful emulsion
study.•Study of complex food emulsions within microfluidic devices is still limited due to …

The imbibition of water with surfactants, including spontaneous imbibition and forced
imbibition, is of great significance for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in tight sandstone …

The understanding of microdroplet formation characteristics in unconfined T-junction
microchannels is relatively weak. Accordingly, an unconfined step T-junction microdevice …

A unique double-layered vehicle was fabricated for the first time based on a millifluidic/direct
gelation to encapsulate probiotics. Free probiotic bacteria are usually very sensitive to …

Wettability alteration of the porous medium from oil-wet (OW) to neutral-wet or even water-
wet (WW) is proposed as one of the main mechanisms behind the enhanced oil recovery …

Emulsification is one of the proposed mechanisms for enhancing crude oil recovery in
chemical flooding. The replacement of chemical surfactants in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) …

The main oil reservoirs in the Bohai area, with thick layer, high average permeability, high
heterogeneity, loose rock cementation, and high oil viscosity, have entered the stage of …