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Introduction of Micro-mixer. Lab on a chip. Mixing principles. Micro-scale. Micro-scale => laminar flow conditions => difficult to mix. Modes of Mixing. Split and recombine Serial segmentation Rotation Chaotic vortex Supply external energy Thermal
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Micro-scale • Micro-scale => laminar flow conditions => difficult to mix
Modes of Mixing • Split and recombine • Serial segmentation • Rotation • Chaotic vortex • Supply external energy Thermal Acoustic Electro-somotic Mechanical Passive Active
Diffusive micro mixer - and gradient generator Whitesides G. et al, Langmuir, Vol. 16, No. 22, 2000, 8311-8316
Laminated flow cell scanner Orwar O. et al Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, 6133-6138
Laminated flow cell scanner- and decade gradient generator Orwar O. Et al Anal. Chem. 2005, 77, 3897-3903
Chaotic advection micro mixers- 3D rotation of the laminated flows Nuguyen N-T., Fundamentals and applications of microfluidics
Chaotic advection serpentine mixer -3D rotation of the laminated flows - BEEBE D. et al. JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, VOL. 9, NO. 2, JUNE 2000
Chaotic advection mixing -grooved channel bottom- G.M. Whitesides et al SCIENCE VOL 295 25 JANUARY 2002 647
Chaotic advection mixing -patterned channel bottom- Nuguyen N-T., Fundamentals and applications of microfluidics
Chaotic advection mixing- periodic herring bone pattern - G.M. Whitesides et al SCIENCE VOL 295 25 JANUARY 2002 647
Chaotic advection mixing -periodic herring bone pattern-
Dispersion properties of herringbone mixer Straight Herringbone G.M. Whitesides et al Science Vol 295 25 Jan. 2002 647
Serially segmented chaotic mixer P. Tableing et al Physical Review E 72, 056312, 2005
Multilamination mixing Jensen K F. et al, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 44, No. 8, 2005
Multilamination mixingand alkaline hydrolysis of methyl formate
Semented flow mixing - gas/fluid - Jensen KF. et al Langmuir, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2005
Re-Pe diagram Pe - inertia (advection) in relation to diffusion Re - inertia (advection) in relation to viscous effects(laminar)
HydrodynamicFocusing On the order of 30 nm in the extreme cases TO MIX IN TENS OF MICROSECONDS Austin et al, PRL (2002)
Circular mixer Circular micromixer Quake, Scherer (2001)
In chaotic regimes, two close particles separate exponentially In confined systems, this property is extremely favorable to mixing,
Thermal mixer Thermal actuator Micromixer J. Evans, D. Liepmann, D., and A.P. Pisano, 1997, “Planar Laminar Mixer,” Proceeding of the IEEE 10th Annual Workshop of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS ’97), Nagoya, Japan, Jan, pp.96-101.
Time periodic transverse flow Main Flow Advection mixer Fluid A V time -V Fluid B 400 mm investigated by Y.K. Lee, C.M.Ho (1999), Mezic et al (1999)
U U Perturbation is applied Line is stretched U Perturbation is stopped Line is folded
actuation channel Glass slide Working channel Micro-valve 25mm 200mm Microvalve 1mm
Actuation pressure (bar) Frequency (Hz)
An efficient particle sorter, using resonance RESONANCES MAY BE USED TO SORT PARTICLES : BY CHANGING THE FREQUENCY OF THE PERTURBATION, ONE OBTAINS A SYSTEM WHICH MIXES FLUIDS, FILTERS PARTICLES, OR SIMPLY TRANSPORTS MATERIALS SIDE BY SIDE.