Flow control in microfluidic chips : Material choice and smart design
conference paper
This paper describes a model and experiments to validate it for the design of bubble free chambers and channels in microfluidic chips. When handling liquids in a microfluidic chip problems may arise with entrapping air or liquid. These air and liquid bubbles deteriorate the efficiency of the process on a chip and diminish the control of liquids in a chip. An analytical model was developed to design channels and chambers for specific liquids. Experiments showed that the model accurately predicts the flow behaviour inside the microfluidic chip.
TNO Identifier
443687
Source title
International Conferences on Multi-Material Micro Manufacture, 4M/International Conferences on Micro Manufacturing, ICOMM, 23 September 2009 through 25 September 2009, Karlsruhe. Conference code: 87549
Pages
367-370
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