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Pressure-driven flow in open fluidic channels.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21392774     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
At the boundary between a hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface coating a large contact angle hysteresis exists which can be used to retain fluid on a flat surface, a similar effect exists at the edge of a solid surface. In this work, pressure-driven flow is used to create fluid flow through a fluid volume confined along a 1mm wide strip of glass. Very high flow rates are shown to be achievable, reaching a value of 500μL/min over a 30mm length; at such values the maximum flow velocity is found through modeling to be 0.13m/s. By consideration of the minimum energy state the shape a certain fluid volume will adopt on a strip of material are well known for static fluids, we demonstrate flow through the two key types, the case resembling a section of a cylinder and the case of a pronounced bulge. This combination of fluid constrained though locations of high contact angle hysteresis combined with induced flow allows applications in detection of air-borne contaminants, the detection of changing fluid composition, and easy interfacing between microfluidic system and external tools.
Authors:
Nicholas Davey; Adrian Neild
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of colloid and interface science     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1095-7103     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0043125     Medline TA:  J Colloid Interface Sci     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia.
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