Disclosed is a centrifugal microfluidic device comprising a piezoelectric substrate; a rotatable platform device on the substrate; and at least one transducer on the substrate, the transducer being configured to generate a surface acoustic wave that propagates on the surface of the substrate and contacts the rotatable platform device asymmetrically to transfer energy thereto with a lateral distribution to cause rotation of the rotatable platform device. The device may be a microfluidic valve, a microfluidic mixer or a microfluidic particle concentrator.

The present invention relates to a system (300), method and generator (301) for producing solvated nanoclusters of a guest substance. The method comprises providing a container (302) containing a plurality of surfaces (304) distributed therein; introducing a solvent (103) within which the solvated nanoclusters are to be generated into the container such that the solvent comes in contact with the surfaces; and distributing a fluid guest substance within the solvent, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises random packings or structured packings or both, wherein the packings are made of or coated with (i) permanent-magnetic material or (ii) dielectric material that has a quasi-permanent electric charge or dipole polarisation.

The present invention relates to a system (300), method and generator (301) for producing solvated nanoclusters of a guest substance. The method comprises providing a container (302) containing a plurality of surfaces (304) distributed therein; introducing a solvent (103) within which the solvated nanoclusters are to be generated into the container such that the solvent comes in contact with the surfaces; and distributing a fluid guest substance within the solvent, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises random packings or structured packings or both, wherein the packings are made of or coated with (i) permanent-magnetic material or (ii) dielectric material that has a quasi-permanent electric charge or dipole polarisation.

A system (300), method and generator (301) for producing solvated nanoclusters of a guest substance. The method comprises providing a container (302) containing a plurality of surfaces (304) distributed therein; introducing a solvent (103) within which the solvated nanoclusters are to be generated into the container such that the solvent comes in contact with the surfaces; and distributing a fluid guest substance within the solvent, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises random packings or structured packings or both, wherein the packings are made of or coated with (i) permanent-magnetic material or (ii) dielectric material that has a quasi-permanent electric charge or dipole polarisation.

A system (300), method and generator (301) for producing solvated nanoclusters of a guest substance. The method comprises providing a container (302) containing a plurality of surfaces (304) distributed therein; introducing a solvent (103) within which the solvated nanoclusters are to be generated into the container such that the solvent comes in contact with the surfaces; and distributing a fluid guest substance within the solvent, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises random packings or structured packings or both, wherein the packings are made of or coated with (i) permanent-magnetic material or (ii) dielectric material that has a quasi-permanent electric charge or dipole polarisation.

The present disclosure relates to a system, generator and method for generating nanobubbles or nanodroplets and treating a multi-component mixture, and in particular for treating biogas and wastewater. The method comprises using nanobubbles of a gas component, and wastewater, to form hydrates in a treatment vessel; removing residual dirt from the treatment vessel and melting the hydrates to facilitate release of clean water.

A beverage mixing system/method allowing faster mixing/blending of frozen beverages is disclosed. The system/method in various embodiments utilizes inductive coupling to introduce heat into the frozen beverage during the mixing/blending process via a rotating driveshaft and attached mechanical agitator to speed the mixing/blending process. Exemplary embodiments may be configured to magnetically induce heat into the driveshaft and/or mechanical agitator mixing blade to affect this mixing/blending performance improvement. This heating effect may be augmented via the use of high power LED arrays aimed into the frozen slurry to provide additional heat input. The system/method may be applied with particular advantage to the mixing of ice cream type beverages and other viscous beverage products.

A method and apparatus for improving hydration and/or reducing the particle size of a product or agent. The method includes the step of applying a pulsed electromagnetic field to the product or agent for a period of time sufficient to allow an increase in the hydration of the product or agent and/or a reduction of the particle size of the product or agent.

A mixing device for a magnetic bead reagent includes a magnetic member, a container storage mechanism, and a drive mechanism. The container storage mechanism includes a mounting part for mounting a magnetic bead liquid container storing a magnetic bead reagent, and the mounting part corresponds to the magnetic member, enabling the container on the mounting part to be located within the magnetic field. The drive mechanism has a drive structure capable of driving at least one of the magnetic member, the mounting part, and the container to move, and thus generating a relative movement between the container and the magnetic field. The direction of the magnetic force acting on the magnetic beads is changed by the relative movement between the magnetic bead reagent and the magnetic field, such that the magnetic beads flow along different directions under the magnetic force, thereby increasing mixing efficiency of magnetic bead reagent.

A method for dispersing a conductive material using laser ablation in a solution according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a first step of introducing conductive material particles into the solution; a second step of irradiating the conductive material particles with a laser; a third step of generating a plasma within the solution to laser-ablate the conductive material particles; and a fourth step of dispersing the conductive material particles in the solution by the laser ablation.