scholarly journals Lab on a rod: Size-based particle separation and sorting in a helical channel

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 064104
Author(s):  
Joshua Palumbo ◽  
Maryam Navi ◽  
Scott S. H. Tsai ◽  
Jan K. Spelt ◽  
Marcello Papini
Keyword(s):  
Particle Separation ◽  
Helical Channel

Prefiltration/Clarification via Dynamic Particle Separation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (0) ◽  
pp. 9781843396703-9781843396703
Author(s):  
S. R. Wright ◽  
S. Crouch ◽  
D. Wesson ◽  
S. Grady
Keyword(s):  
Particle Separation

scholarly journals High-resolution particle separation by inertial focusing in high aspect ratio curved microfluidics

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Cruz ◽  
Klas Hjort
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Biological Fluids ◽  
Essential Feature ◽  
Particle Separation ◽  
Size Difference ◽  
Inertial Focusing ◽  
Complex Samples ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractThe ability to focus, separate and concentrate specific targets in a fluid is essential for the analysis of complex samples such as biological fluids, where a myriad of different particles may be present. Inertial focusing is a very promising technology for such tasks, and specially a recently presented variant, inertial focusing in High Aspect Ratio Curved systems (HARC systems), where the systems are easily engineered and focus the targets together in a stable position over a wide range of particle sizes and flow rates. However, although convenient for laser interrogation and concentration, by focusing all particles together, HARC systems lose an essential feature of inertial focusing: the possibility of particle separation by size. Within this work, we report that HARC systems not only do have the capacity to separate particles but can do so with extremely high resolution, which we demonstrate for particles with a size difference down to 80 nm. In addition to the concept for particle separation, a model considering the main flow, the secondary flow and a simplified expression for the lift force in HARC microchannels was developed and proven accurate for the prediction of the performance of the systems. The concept was also demonstrated experimentally with three different sub-micron particles (0.79, 0.92 and 1.0 µm in diameter) in silicon-glass microchannels, where the resolution in the separation could be modulated by the radius of the channel. With the capacity to focus sub-micron particles and to separate them with high resolution, we believe that inertial focusing in HARC systems is a technology with the potential to facilitate the analysis of complex fluid samples containing bioparticles like bacteria, viruses or eukaryotic organelles.

scholarly journals Rotational Particle Separation in Solutions: Micropolar Fluid Theory Approach

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1072
Author(s):  
Vladimir Shelukhin
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Rotational Diffusion ◽  
Particle Separation ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Steady Flows ◽  
Concentric Cylinder ◽  
Polar Fluid ◽  
Fluid Theory ◽  
Couette Cell ◽  
Granular Fluid

We develop a new mathematical model for rotational sedimentation of particles for steady flows of a viscoplastic granular fluid in a concentric-cylinder Couette geometry when rotation of the Couette cell inner cylinder is prescribed. We treat the suspension as a micro-polar fluid. The model is validated by comparison with known data of measurement. Within the proposed theory, we prove that sedimentation occurs due to particles’ rotation and rotational diffusion.

scholarly journals Binary particle separation in droplet microfluidics using acoustophoresis

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 063701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Fornell ◽  
Kevin Cushing ◽  
Johan Nilsson ◽  
Maria Tenje
Keyword(s):  
Particle Separation ◽  
Droplet Microfluidics

Sorting particles with nanoscale thermophoretic devices: how efficient is it?

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (26) ◽  
pp. 13279-13286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Lervik ◽  
Fernando Bresme
Keyword(s):  
Particle Separation ◽  
Structural Defects ◽  
Thermally Driven

Nanoscale structural defects significantly enhance the efficiency of particle separation using thermally driven nanopumps.

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