Optimizing pressure-driven pulsatile flows in microfluidic devices

• Published in: Lab on a chip Vol. 21; no. 13; pp. 265 - 2613
• Main Authors: Recktenwald, Steffen M, Wagner, Christian, John, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 29.06.2021
• Subjects: Deviation; Electronic devices; Erythrocytes; Microchannels; Microfluidic devices; Optimization; Pressure dependence; Time dependence; Waveforms

Unsteady and pulsatile flows receive increasing attention due to their potential to enhance various microscale processes. Further, they possess significant relevance for microfluidic studies under physiological flow conditions. However, generating a precise time-dependent flow field with commercial,...