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| Title: | Hybrid approach to high-frequency microfluidic mixing |
| Authors: | Niu, Xize
Liu, Liyu
Wen, Wei-Jia
Sheng, Ping |
| Keywords: | Mixing
Flow control |
| Issue Date: | 24-Jul-2006 |
| Citation: | Physical review letters, v. 97, 044501 (2006) |
| Abstract: | We report the experimental verification of the predicted chaotic mixing characteristics for a polydimethylsioxane microfluidic chip, based on the mechanism of multistage cross-channel flows. While chaotic mixing can be achieved within short passage distances, there is an optimal side channel flow pulsation frequency beyond which the mixing becomes ineffective. Based on the physical understanding of a Poincaré section analysis, we propose the installation of passive flow baffles in the main microfluidic channel to facilitate high-frequency mixing. The combined hybrid approach enables chaotic mixing at enhanced frequency and reduced passage distance in two-dimensional flows. |
| Rights: | Physical Review Letters © copyright (2006) American Physical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://prl.aps.org/ |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1783.1/2889 |
| Appears in Collections: | PHYS Journal/Magazine Articles
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