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Passive Continuous Particle Focusing in a Microchannel with Symmetric Sharp Corner Structures
Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
  • Liang-Liang Fan
  • Liang Zhao
  • Xu-Kun He
  • Hand Yu, University of Akron Main Campus
  • Qing-Yu Wei
  • Jiang Zhe, University of Akron Main Campus
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-26-2014
Abstract

We report a continuous passive particle focusing method using a novel microchannel with symmetric sharp corners which induce curved streamlines and large centrifugal force on particles. At appropriate flow rate, the centrifugal force generated on particles exceeds the inertial lift force; particles driven by the centrifugal force migrate toward the center of the microchannel, achieving continuous particle focus-ing. With simple structure and operation, this method can be potentially used in particle focusing and ex-traction processes in a variety of lab-on-a chip applications.

Citation Information
Liang-Liang Fan, Liang Zhao, Xu-Kun He, Hand Yu, et al.. "Passive Continuous Particle Focusing in a Microchannel with Symmetric Sharp Corner Structures" Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jaing_zhe/22/