Oscillating bubbles in teardrop cavities for microflow control |
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Authors: | Ali Hashmi Garrett Heiman Gan Yu Mark Lewis Hyuck-Jin Kwon Jie Xu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, 98686, USA
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Abstract: | Microstreaming generated from oscillating microbubbles has great potential in microfluidic applications for localized flow control. In this study, we explore the use of teardrop-shaped cavities for trapping microbubbles. Upon acoustic actuation, these microbubbles confined in teardrop cavities can be utilized to generate a directional microstreaming flow. We further show that by altering the acoustic excitation frequency, a flow-switch for altering flow direction in microfluidic environments can be achieved using two oppositely arranged teardrop cavities with different sizes. In the end, we show that an array of such bubble-filled teardrop cavities can act as a fixated microfluidic transport system allowing for on-chip particle manipulation in complex flow patterns. This inexpensive method to create flows to switch and transport elements based on teardrop cavities can be widely employed for microfluidic applications such as drug delivery systems. |
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