Journal
LAB ON A CHIP
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 515-524Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5lc00707k
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- National Institutes of Health [1 R01 GM112048-01A1, 1R33EB019785-01]
- National Science Foundation [CBET-1438126, IDBR-1455658]
- Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science (MRSEC) [DMR-1420620]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Biological Infrastructure [1455658] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1438126] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW) are commonly used in microfluidics to manipulate cells and other micro/nano particles. However, except for a simple one-dimensional (1D) harmonic standing waves (HSW) model, a practical model that can predict particle behaviour in SSAW microfluidics is still lacking. Herein, we established a two-dimensional (2D) SSAW microfluidic model based on the basic theory in acoustophoresis and our previous modelling strategy to predict the acoustophoresis of microparticles in SSAW microfluidics. This 2D SSAW microfluidic model considers the effects of boundary vibrations, channel materials, and channel dimensions on the acoustic propagation; as an experimental validation, the acoustophoresis of microparticles under continuous flow through narrow channels made of PDMS and silicon was studied. The experimentally observed motion of the microparticles matched well with the numerical predictions, while the 1D HSW model failed to predict many of the experimental observations. Particularly, the 1D HSW model cannot account for particle aggregation on the sidewall in PDMS channels, which is well explained by our 2D SSAW microfluidic model. Our model can be used for device design and optimization in SSAW microfluidics.
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