A state-of-the-art review of mixing in microfluidic mixers

EA Mansur, YE Mingxing, W Yundong… - Chinese Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Microreaction technology is one of the most innovative and rapid developing fields in
chemical engineering, synthesis and process technology. Many expectations toward …

Sample preparation: the weak link in microfluidics-based biodetection

R Mariella - Biomedical microdevices, 2008 - Springer
As a broad generalization, clinicians and laboratory personnel who use microfluidics-based
automated or semi-automated instrumentation to perform biomedical assays on real-world …

Acoustic control of suspended particles in micro fluidic chips

A Nilsson, F Petersson, H Jönsson, T Laurell - Lab on a Chip, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
A method to separate suspended particles from their medium in a continuous mode at
microchip level is described. The method combines an ultrasonic standing wave field with …

Acoustofluidics 1: Governing equations in microfluidics

H Bruus - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In Part 1 of the thematic tutorial series “Acoustofluidics–exploiting ultrasonic standing waves
forces and acoustic streaming in microfluidic systems for cell and particle manipulation”, we …

Measuring the local pressure amplitude in microchannel acoustophoresis

R Barnkob, P Augustsson, T Laurell, H Bruus - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
A new method is reported on how to measure the local pressure amplitude and the Q factor
of ultrasound resonances in microfluidic chips designed for acoustophoresis of particle …

Continuous cell washing and mixing driven by an ultrasound standing wave within a microfluidic channel

JJ Hawkes, RW Barber, DR Emerson, WT Coakley - Lab on a Chip, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultrasound standing wave radiation force and laminar flow have been used to transfer yeast
cells from one liquid medium to another (washing) by a continuous field-flow fractionation …

Acoustic concentration of particles in fluid flow

MD Ward, G Kaduchak - US Patent 7,837,040, 2010 - Google Patents
An apparatus for acoustic concentration of particles in a fluid flow includes a substantially
acoustically transparent membrane and a vibration generator that define a fluid flow path …

Trapping of microparticles in the near field of an ultrasonic transducer

T Lilliehorn, U Simu, M Nilsson, M Almqvist, T Stepinski… - Ultrasonics, 2005 - Elsevier
We are investigating means of handling microparticles in microfluidic systems, in particular
localized acoustic trapping of microparticles in a flow-through device. Standing ultrasonic …

Particle analyzing systems and methods using acoustic radiation pressure

MD Ward, G Kaduchak - US Patent 8,846,408, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for optimizing particle throughput in a particle analyzer includes
determining an optimal concentration of particles in a sample for achieving a user defined …

Particle analysis in an acoustic cytometer

G Kaduchak, MD Ward - US Patent 8,266,950, 2012 - Google Patents
The present invention is a method and apparatus for acoustically manipulating one or more
particles. Acoustically manipulated particles may be separated by size. The particles maybe …