Non-equilibrium electrokinetic micromixer with 3D nanochannel networks

E Choi, K Kwon, SJ Lee, D Kim, J Park - Lab on a Chip, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lab on a Chip, 2015pubs.rsc.org
We report an active micromixer which utilizes vortex generation due to non-equilibrium
electrokinetics near the interface between a microchannnel and a nanochannel networks
membrane (NCNM), constructed from geometrically controlled in situ self-assembled
nanoparticles. A large interfacing area where it is possible to generate vortices can be
realized, because nano-interstices between the assembled nanoparticles are intrinsically
collective three-dimensional nanochannel networks, which may be compared to typical …
We report an active micromixer which utilizes vortex generation due to non-equilibrium electrokinetics near the interface between a microchannnel and a nanochannel networks membrane (NCNM), constructed from geometrically controlled in situ self-assembled nanoparticles. A large interfacing area where it is possible to generate vortices can be realized, because nano-interstices between the assembled nanoparticles are intrinsically collective three-dimensional nanochannel networks, which may be compared to typical silicon-based 2D nanochannels. The proposed mixer shows a 2-fold shorter mixing time (~0.78 ms) and a 34-fold shorter mixing length (~7.86 μm) compared to conventional 2D nanochannels.
The Royal Society of Chemistry
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