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
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;
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
