• DocumentCode
    499536
  • Title

    Opto-thermorheologically reconfigurable microfluidics

  • Author

    Park, Joonsik ; Krishnan, Mekala ; Erickson, David

  • Author_Institution
    Sibley Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Here we present our work on opto-thermorheologically induced flow manipulation. This opto-fluidic technique enables both local flow manipulation through valving, as well as dynamic large scale reconfiguration of flow channels in a microfluidic device.
  • Keywords
    flow; microchannel flow; rheology; flow channels; flow manipulation; microfluidic device; opto-fluidic; opto-thermorheologically microfluidics; reconfigurable microfluidics; Absorption; Glass; Gold; Image motion analysis; Indium tin oxide; Integrated optics; Microfluidics; Optical films; Optical polymers; Power lasers; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (140.6810) Thermal effects; (160.5470) Polymers; (160.6840) Thermo-optical materials; (310.6845) Thin film devices and applications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224622