Multiphase Ferrofluid Systems for Biomedical and Engineering Applications

The James Weir Fluid Laboratory (JWFL) at the University if Strathclyde is delighted to offer a fully-funded PhD position in the numerical simulations of ferrofluid droplets encapsulation. The work will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Waterloo which has a vast expertise in the field of encapsulation.

Taking advantage of the complementary expertise of the JWFL group on the modelling and simulation of ferrofluid systems, and the Waterloo group in liquid-liquid encapsulation and experimental ferrofluids, we aim to gain fundamental understanding of non-equilibrium multiphase ferrofluid systems and exploit their use for biomedical and engineering applications considering conditions that go well beyond the state-of-the-art in this field. More specifically, here at Strathclyde, we will develop a multiphase numerical framework capable of dealing with multiple phases (three immiscible fluids or more) and non-uniform magnetic fields which will be used for the development of new manufacturing process of encapsulating ferrofluids inside a mobile shell layer for targeted drug delivery, aiming at making the whole process versatile and high-throughput.

For additional information, please contact Dr Paolo Capobianchi (paolo.capobianchi@strath.ac.uk)