Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

, Volume 15, Issue 6, pp 829–837 | Cite as

Control of secondary flow in concentrically traveling flow on centrifugal microfluidics

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Abstract

This paper reports a fundamental study of the stripe laminar flow pattern on a centrifugal microfluidic device with the goal of realizing a sedimentation-based, continuous mode particle separation technique. Microfluidic channels were designed with a concentrically integrated microchannel, and the patterning of the flow in the channel was investigated. A significant secondary flow was observed as a preliminary result. We conclude that the origin of this secondary flow was not the Dean force, because it was observed in a straight microchannel, but was not observed in curved channel during the spinning of the system at rest. The transition of the pattern was investigated using a simulation and experiment, and the flow pattern’s dependence on the rotational speed was determined, which suggested that the origin of the secondary flow was the Coriolis force. The significance of the secondary flow was controlled by adjusting the rotational speed of the disk, and the flow rate and laminar flow patterns were controlled by the stripe flow pattern.

Keywords

Rotational Speed PDMS Centrifugal Force Secondary Flow Coriolis Force 
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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by a JSPS KAKENHI grant for young scientists. The authors greatly appreciate the comprehensive technical support from Mr. Munenori Uno of the Center for Nano Materials and Technology JAIST in developing the spinning driver and stroboscope system.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of Materials ScienceJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)NomiJapan

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