Particle Manipulation-on-chip: Using programmable hydrodynamic forcing in a closed loop

The precise manipulation of particles and droplets is crucial to many microfluidic applications in engineering. The design of microfluidic devices is generally tailored to perform a specific task, with each specific application requiring a unique and fixed design. In this way, using a single device to perform multiple analyses of a wide range of...

Particle Manipulation using Microfluidics

The progress made by microfabrication technologies has escalated the interest in particle manipulation on micron scale. Particles are not only limited to solid particles but also include cells, droplets and bubbles. Activities involved in manipulation are trapping, sorting, separation and so on. The devices designed to execute such activities...

Manipulation of particles in a Hele-Shaw cell using sources and sinks

The interest in manipulating particles, droplets and bubbles have garnered significant attention in recent years, owing to the advantages offered by micro-fluidics and the advancement in micro-fabrication technologies. These manipulation activities have found its applications in myriad fields of engineering, ranging from medical diagnostics to...