Capillary-based, multifunctional manipulation of particles and fluids via focused surface acoustic waves.

ABSTRACT: Surface acoustic wave (SAW)-enabled acoustofluidic technologies have recently atttracted increasing attention for applications in biology, chemistry, biophysics, and medicine. Most SAW acoustofluidic devices generate acoustic energy which is then transmitted into custom microfabricated polymer-based channels. There are limited studies on delivering this acoustic energy into convenient commercially-available glass tubes for manipulating particles and fluids. Herein, we have constructed a capillary-based SAW acoustofluidic device for multifunctional fluidic and particle manipulation. This device integrates a converging interdigitated transducer to generate focused SAWs on a piezoelectric chip, as well as a glass capillary that transports particles and fluids. To understand the actuation mech

SUBMITTER: Pei Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11126230 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature