Spaciotemporally Generated Microfluids: Asymmetric Flow Resistor for On-chip Pumping

Makoto Saito, Shinya Sakuma, Yusuke Kasai, Fumihito Arai

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Abstract

In the conventional microfluidic chips, the functions of microchannels are limited due to the laminar flow environment. To overcome the limitation, we present an unpreceded concept of 'spaciotemporally generated microfluids (SGMs)' which generate micro-vortices in micro channels as 'walls' of pressure. Based on this concept, we developed 'asymmetric flow resistors (AFRs), which have different flow resistance to bidirectional flow. In this paper, we evaluate flow resistance of AFRs and demonstrate on-chip pumping.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMHS 2019 - 30th 2019 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728126746
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event30th International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2019 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: Dec 1 2019Dec 4 2019

Publication series

NameMHS 2019 - 30th 2019 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science

Conference

Conference30th International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period12/1/1912/4/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Instrumentation

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