TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE

During the past few years, the process of miniaturisation in the field of biochemical laboratory equipment led to the introduction of the so-called “lab-on-a-chip” microdevices, which combine separate functional units into a complex, multifunctional apparatus. Fluid dynamics plays an essential role...

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Main Author: PAWEŁ WRONISZEWSKI
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Language:English
Published: Gdańsk University of Technology 2011-04-01
Series:TASK Quarterly
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Online Access:https://journal.mostwiedzy.pl/TASKQuarterly/article/view/1964
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description During the past few years, the process of miniaturisation in the field of biochemical laboratory equipment led to the introduction of the so-called “lab-on-a-chip” microdevices, which combine separate functional units into a complex, multifunctional apparatus. Fluid dynamics plays an essential role in the development of such equipment, since frequently the major part of chemical analysis is based on soluble analytes. In this work, we consider a device for the analysis of cell growth under different conditions. In this device, dozens of cell spots absorb the nutrient (analyte) from the liquid medium. The concentration of the analyte must be strictly controlled to maintain a specific microenvironment. A two-dimensional model for the flow field and the distribution of concentration of the analyte is developed taking into account the geometrical shape of the spot with a simplified absorption model. The dependence of the results on the controlling parameters is investigated in order to determine the influence of the presence of the cell spot on the distribution of the analyte.
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spelling doaj.art-bd2c6312ec9c4099b3bc1fd0413e2f992022-12-22T00:14:20ZengGdańsk University of TechnologyTASK Quarterly1428-63942011-04-01152TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICEPAWEŁ WRONISZEWSKI0Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery During the past few years, the process of miniaturisation in the field of biochemical laboratory equipment led to the introduction of the so-called “lab-on-a-chip” microdevices, which combine separate functional units into a complex, multifunctional apparatus. Fluid dynamics plays an essential role in the development of such equipment, since frequently the major part of chemical analysis is based on soluble analytes. In this work, we consider a device for the analysis of cell growth under different conditions. In this device, dozens of cell spots absorb the nutrient (analyte) from the liquid medium. The concentration of the analyte must be strictly controlled to maintain a specific microenvironment. A two-dimensional model for the flow field and the distribution of concentration of the analyte is developed taking into account the geometrical shape of the spot with a simplified absorption model. The dependence of the results on the controlling parameters is investigated in order to determine the influence of the presence of the cell spot on the distribution of the analyte. https://journal.mostwiedzy.pl/TASKQuarterly/article/view/1964microfluidic devicelab-on-a-chipadvection-diffusion equationTaylor dispersion
spellingShingle PAWEŁ WRONISZEWSKI
TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
TASK Quarterly
microfluidic device
lab-on-a-chip
advection-diffusion equation
Taylor dispersion
title TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
title_full TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
title_fullStr TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
title_full_unstemmed TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
title_short TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF FLUID FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
title_sort two dimensional model of fluid flow and distribution of nutrient concentration in a microfluidic device
topic microfluidic device
lab-on-a-chip
advection-diffusion equation
Taylor dispersion
url https://journal.mostwiedzy.pl/TASKQuarterly/article/view/1964
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