An Investigation Of Hydrodynamic Slip And Its Effect On Nanoscale Electro-osmotic Flow

Nanofluidics, which is the study of fluid flow at the nanoscale, offers enormous potential in the development of devices that can push the frontiers of technology, biology, and medicine. The present thesis explores an important nanoscale flow phenomenon known as hydrodynamic slip/friction, and proposes an efficient method to compute the hydrodynamic friction that exists in the fluid-solid interface of nanofluidic systems. The thesis also subsequently discusses the effect of slip on the nanoscale electro-osmotic flow and presents an electro-hydrodynamic model that can accurately predict the optimal counterion concentration that results in a maximum electro-osmotic flow rate.