Ultrasound driven bubbles in microfluidics.

Instead of using conventional valves, we look into using bubbles in microfluidics that are remotely-powered with an ultrasonic transducer to move and control fluid. The experimental approach was used in determining the ideal conditions for optimization of transduction. System adopted consisted of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goh, Cui Ying.
Other Authors: Claus-Dieter Ohl
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/18108
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Summary:Instead of using conventional valves, we look into using bubbles in microfluidics that are remotely-powered with an ultrasonic transducer to move and control fluid. The experimental approach was used in determining the ideal conditions for optimization of transduction. System adopted consisted of a glass slide with a soft polymer imprinted with microchannels plasma bonded to it. In the later section, bubbles in a flow-focusing device, coupled with ultrasound, were observed with an inverted microscope and high-speed camera.