Inertial focusing of microparticles and its limitations

Microfluidic devices are useful tools for healthcare, biological and chemical analysis and materials synthesis amongst fields that can benefit from the unique physics of these systems. In this paper we studied inertial focusing as a tool for hydrodynamic sorting of particles by size. Theory and expe...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2016-10, Vol.757 (1), p.12028
Main Authors: Cruz, FJ, Zadeh, S Hooshmand, Wu, ZG, Hjort, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical analysis
Chemical synthesis
Inertial focusing
Micro-fluidic channel
Microchannels
Microfluidic devices
Microparticles
Particle sorting
PDMS
Physics
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Summary:Microfluidic devices are useful tools for healthcare, biological and chemical analysis and materials synthesis amongst fields that can benefit from the unique physics of these systems. In this paper we studied inertial focusing as a tool for hydrodynamic sorting of particles by size. Theory and experimental results are provided as a background for a discussion on how to extend the technology to submicron particles. Different geometries and dimensions of microchannels were designed and simulation data was compared to the experimental results.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/757/1/012028