An On-Chip, Multichannel Droplet Sorter Using Standing Surface Acoustic Waves

• Published in: Analytical chemistry (Washington) Vol. 85; no. 11; pp. 5468 - 5474
• Main Authors: Li, Sixing, Ding, Xiaoyun, Guo, Feng, Chen, Yuchao, Lapsley, Michael Ian, Lin, Sz-Chin Steven, Wang, Lin, McCoy, J. Philip, Cameron, Craig E, Huang, Tony Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 04.06.2013
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; droplets; Equipment Design; Hydrodynamics; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques - instrumentation; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques - methods; Oils - chemistry; Radiation; Sound; sounds; Surface acoustic waves; Surface Properties; systems analysis; Transducers; transducers (equipment); Water - chemistry

The emerging field of droplet microfluidics requires effective on-chip handling and sorting of droplets. In this work, we demonstrate a microfluidic device that is capable of sorting picoliter water-in-oil droplets into multiple outputs using standing surface acoustic waves (SSAW). This device integ...