Surface acoustic waves (SAWs), which are 10 MHz order surface waves roughly 10 nm in amplitude propagating on the surface of a piezoelectric substrate, can offer a powerful method for driving fast microfluidic actuation and microparticle or biomolecule manipulation. We demonstrate that sessile drops can be linearly translated on planar substrates or fluid can be pumped through microchannels at typically one to two orders of magnitude faster than that achievable through current microfluidic technologies. Micromixing can be induced in the same microchannel in which fluid is pumped using the SAW simply by changing the SAW frequency to superimpose a chaotic oscillatory flow onto the uniform through flow. Strong inertial microcentrifugation for micromixing and particle concentration or separation can also be induced via symmetry-breaking. At low SAW amplitudes below that at which flow commences, the transverse standing wave that arises across the microchannel afford particle aggregation and hence sorting on nodal lines. Other microfluidic manipulations are also possible with the SAW. For example, capillary waves excited on a sessile drop by the SAW can be exploited for microparticle or nanoparticle collection and sorting. At higher amplitudes, the large substrate accelerations drives rapid destabilization of the drop interface giving rise to inertial liquid jets or atomization to produce 1–10 μm monodispersed aerosol droplets. These have significant implications for microfluidic chip mass spectrometry interfacing or pulmonary drug delivery. The atomization also provides a convenient means for the synthesis of 150–200 nm polymer or protein particles or to encapsulate proteins, peptides and other therapeutic molecules within biodegradable polymeric shells for controlled release drug delivery. The atomization of thin films containing polymer solutions, in addition, gives produces a unique regular, long-range spatial polymer spot patterning effect whose size and spacing are dependent on the SAW frequency, thus offering a simple and powerful method for surface patterning without requiring physical or chemical templating.
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ASME 2009 Second International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer
December 18–21, 2009
Shanghai, China
Conference Sponsors:
- Nanotechnology Institute
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978-0-7918-4389-5
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Surface Acoustic Waves: A New Paradigm for Driving Ultrafast Biomicrofluidics
Leslie Y. Yeo,
Leslie Y. Yeo
Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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James R. Friend
James R. Friend
Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Leslie Y. Yeo
Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
James R. Friend
Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Paper No:
MNHMT2009-18517, pp. 343-350; 8 pages
Published Online:
October 26, 2010
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Yeo, LY, & Friend, JR. "Surface Acoustic Waves: A New Paradigm for Driving Ultrafast Biomicrofluidics." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Second International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer. ASME 2009 Second International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 1. Shanghai, China. December 18–21, 2009. pp. 343-350. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2009-18517
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