Microfluidic In-Flow Decantation Technique Using Stepped Pillar Arrays and Hydraulic Resistance Tuners
Microfluidic In-Flow Decantation Technique Using Stepped Pillar Arrays and Hydraulic Resistance Tuners
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使用阶梯柱阵列和液压阻力调谐器的微流体流入倾析技术
DOI:
10.3390/mi10070471
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发表时间:
2019
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
S. S. Gorthi
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作者:
Gangadhar Eluru;P. Nagendra;S. S. Gorthi
Separating the particles from the liquid component of sample solutions is important for several microfluidic-based sample preparations and/or sample handling techniques, such as plasma separation from whole blood, sheath-free flow focusing, particle enrichment etc. This paper presents a microfluidic in-flow decantation technique that provides the separation of particles from particle-free fluid while in-flow. The design involves the expansion of sample fluid channel in lateral and depth directions, thereby producing a particle-free layer towards the walls of the channel, followed by gradual extraction of this particle-free fluid through a series of tiny openings located towards one-end of the depth-direction. The latter part of this design is quite crucial in the functionality of this decantation technique and is based on the principle called wee-extraction. The design, theory, and simulations were presented to explain the principle-of-operation. To demonstrate the proof-of-principle, the experimental characterization was performed on beads, platelets, and blood samples at various hematocrits (2.5%–45%). The experiments revealed clog-free separation of particle-free fluid for at least an hour of operation of the device and demonstrated purities close to 100% and yields as high as 14%. The avenues to improve the yield are discussed along with several potential applications.
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发表时间:
2022
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作者:
早島理;長倉伯博;山本智佳央・平田修三・田邉哲雄・片山由季・中野紗樹
通讯作者:
山本智佳央・平田修三・田邉哲雄・片山由季・中野紗樹