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12706 Nanofluidic bubble pump using surface tension directed gas injection
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Tas, N.R. and Berenschot, J.W. and Lammerink, T.S.J. and Elwenspoek, M.C. and van den Berg, A. (2002) Nanofluidic bubble pump using surface tension directed gas injection. Analytical Chemistry, 74 (9). pp. 2224-2227. ISSN 0003-2700 *** ISI Impact 5,856 ***

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac011117o

Abstract

A new concept for liquid manipulation has been developed and implemented in surface-micromachined fluid channels. It is based on the surface tension directed injection of a gas into the liquid flow through micrometer-sized holes in the microchannel wall. The injected gas is directed to an exhaust by a cross-sectional asymmetry of the microchannel and thereby moves minute liquid volumes. Successful pumping experiments were performed with single stroke volumes of tens of picoliters at frequencies around 1 Hz. The minimum actuation pressure is 0.6 bar for a 2-μm channel height, in accordance with theoretical predictions.

Item Type:Article
Research Group:EWI-TST: Transducers Science and Technology, EWI-BIOS: Biomedical and Environmental Sensorsystems
Research Program:MESA-MiCS: Micro Chemical Systems
Research Project:Nanoscan: High-speed micro/nanofluidics for bio-applications
ID Code:12706
Status:Published
Deposited On:28 May 2008
Refereed:Yes
International:Yes
ISI Impact Factor:5,856
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