Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2007-05-08
Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics 5, 69 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
8 pages, 6 fihures
Scientific paper
10.1007/s12213-010-0024-3
Mixing is one of the basic functions which automated lab-on-chips require for the effective management of liquid samples. In this paper we report on the working principle, design, fabrication and experimental characterization of a soft-lithographed micromixer for microfluidic applications. The device effectively mixes two liquids by means of chaotic advection obtained as an implementation of a Linked Twisted Map (LTM). In this sense it is chaotic. The liquids are electrokinetically displaced by generating rolls through AC electroosmosis on co-planar electrodes. The device performance has been tested on dyed DI-water for several voltages, frequencies and flow-rates, displaying good mixing properties in the range of $10 \div 100$kHz, at low peak-to-peak voltages ($\sim15 \div 20$ volts). Low voltage supply, small dimensions and possibility of fabrication via standard lithographic techniques make the device highly integrable in lab-on-a-chip platforms.
Accoto D.
Campisi Michele
Damiani Ferruccio
Dario Paolo
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