Title :
Simulation design for continuous separating and 3D focusing of particles based on inertial microfluidics
Author :
Jian Li ; Xiangyu Zeng ; Jia Zhou
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron., Fudan Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
This paper proposed a novel single-layer planar design of a microfluidic chip which utilizes inertial forces to realize continuous separating and three-dimensional (3D) focusing of particles. The theories of inertial microfluidics were analyzed and numerical simulation with COMSOL Multi-physics was verified by reported work. The results showed that both 3D focusing and separating of particles with a diameter of 1.0 μm and 9.9μm were obtained by changing the flow rates of inlets. The novel microfluidic design was robust, simple to perform and could easily be manufactured for laboratory and biomedical applications.
Keywords :
microfluidics; numerical analysis; 3D focusing; COMSOL multi-physics; biomedical applications; continuous separating; inertial microfluidics; laboratory applications; microfluidic chip; numerical simulation; simulation design; single-layer planar design; Computational modeling; Data models; Fluids; Focusing; Microfluidics; Numerical models; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC (ASICON), 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenzhen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6415-7
DOI :
10.1109/ASICON.2013.6811945
