TY - JOUR
T1 - Model for tracing the path of microparticles in continuous flow microfluidic devices for 2D focusing via standing acoustic waves
AU - Mathew, Bobby
AU - Alazzam, Anas
AU - El-Khasawneh, Bashar
AU - Maalouf, Maher
AU - Destgeer, Ghulam
AU - Sung, Hyung Jin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/10/16
Y1 - 2015/10/16
N2 - An, experimentally validated, two-dimensional dynamic model for tracing the path of microparticles in a microfluidic layered transducer is developed. The model is based on Newton's 2nd law and considers forces due to inertia, gravity, buoyancy, virtual mass and acoustics; it is solved using finite difference method. Microparticles' trajectory consists of transient and steady state phases. All operating and geometric parameters are influential during the transient phase. The final levitation height is independent of the radius and initial vertical location of the microparticle as well as volumetric flow rate; however, dependent on the acoustic energy density and wavelength. There exists a threshold acoustic energy density for levitating microparticles from a specific initial vertical displacement; analytical equation for determining this acoustic energy density is provided.
AB - An, experimentally validated, two-dimensional dynamic model for tracing the path of microparticles in a microfluidic layered transducer is developed. The model is based on Newton's 2nd law and considers forces due to inertia, gravity, buoyancy, virtual mass and acoustics; it is solved using finite difference method. Microparticles' trajectory consists of transient and steady state phases. All operating and geometric parameters are influential during the transient phase. The final levitation height is independent of the radius and initial vertical location of the microparticle as well as volumetric flow rate; however, dependent on the acoustic energy density and wavelength. There exists a threshold acoustic energy density for levitating microparticles from a specific initial vertical displacement; analytical equation for determining this acoustic energy density is provided.
KW - Dynamic model
KW - Focusing
KW - Microchannel
KW - Microparticles
KW - Standing acoustic waves
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U2 - 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.08.026
DO - 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.08.026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940950969
SN - 1383-5866
VL - 153
SP - 99
EP - 107
JO - Separation and Purification Technology
JF - Separation and Purification Technology
ER -