Spatiotemporally controlled microvortices provide advanced microfluidic components

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 121; no. 33; p. e2306182121
• Main Authors: Saito, Makoto, Arai, Fumihito, Yamanishi, Yoko, Sakuma, Shinya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 13.08.2024
• Subjects: Flow control; Flow resistance; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; High speed; Mechanical stimuli; Microchannels; Microfluidic devices; Microfluidics; Oscillating flow; Physical Sciences; Pressure dependence; Pressure effects; Pressure loss; Reynolds number; Shear stress; Vortices; single-cell isolation; vortex; flow control; microfluidics

Microvortices are emerging components that impart functionality to microchannels by exploiting inertia effects such as high shear stress, effective fluid diffusion, and large pressure loss. Exploring the dynamic generation of vortices further expands the scope of microfluidic applications, including...