3D hydrodynamic focusing in microscale channels formed with two photoresist layers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10404-019-2293-z
Abstract: 3D hydrodynamic focusing was implemented with channel cross-section dimensions smaller than 10 μm. Microchannels were formed using sacrificial etching of two photoresist layers on a silicon wafer. The photoresist forms a plus-shaped prismatic focusing fluid junction… read more here.
Keywords: fluid; microscale channels; photoresist layers; focusing microscale ... See more keywords
Strategy for fast manufacturing of 3D hydrodynamic focusing multilayer microfluidic chips and its application for flow-based synthesis of gold nanoparticles
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DOI: 10.1007/s10404-021-02463-6
Abstract: Fabrication of 3D microfluidic devices is normally quite expensive and tedious. A strategy was established to rapidly and effectively produce multilayer 3D microfluidic chips which are made of two layers of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheets… read more here.
Keywords: gold nanoparticles; microfluidic chips; multilayer microfluidic; strategy ... See more keywords
Analytical solutions for mass transport in hydrodynamic focusing by considering different diffusivities for sample and sheath flows
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2018.979
Abstract: The fluid flow and mass transfer characteristics in two-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing are theoretically investigated by considering different physical properties for the sample and sheath flows. Adopting a single-domain formulation, which assigns the region variable physical… read more here.
Keywords: sample sheath; considering different; analytical solutions; ratio ... See more keywords
Pre-asymptotic dispersion of active particles through a vertical pipe: the origin of hydrodynamic focusing
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2023.273
Abstract: Abstract When motile algal cells are exposed to gyrotactic torques, their swimming directions are guided to form radial accumulation, well known as hydrodynamic focusing. The origin of hydrodynamic focusing from the effects of active swimming,… read more here.
Keywords: focusing; origin hydrodynamic; dispersion; hydrodynamic focusing ... See more keywords
Universally applicable three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing in a single-layer channel for single cell analysis
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DOI: 10.1039/c8ay01017j
Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamic focusing of particles/cells is an important aspect of microfluidic cytometers to guarantee counting accuracy and measurement stability. In this article, a microfluidic flow cytometry system which integrated 3D hydrodynamic focusing and integrated… read more here.
Keywords: single layer; three dimensional; analysis; hydrodynamic focusing ... See more keywords