Abstract
This paper describes continuously phase-modulated standing surface acoustic waves (CPM-SSAW) and its application for particle separation in multiple pressure nodes. A linear change of phase in CPM-SSAW applies a force to particles whose magnitude depends on their size and contrast factors. During continuous phase modulation, we demonstrate that particles with a target dimension are translated in the direction of moving pressure nodes, whereas smaller particles show oscillatory movements. The rate of phase modulation is optimized for separation of target particles from the relationship between mean particle velocity and period of oscillation. The developed technique is applied to separate particles of a target dimension from the particle mixture. Furthermore, we also demonstrate human keratinocyte cells can be separated in the cell and bead mixture. The separation technique is incorporated with a microfluidic channel spanning multiple pressure nodes, which is advantageous over separation in a single pressure node in terms of throughput.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 165401 |
Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Mar 22 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant (NRF-2015R1A2A2A01007602) and the convergence technology development program for bionic arm through the NRF (NRF- 2014M3C1B2048449) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning of Korea.
Publisher Copyright:
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films