Passive Mixing Capabilities of Micro- and Nanofibres When Used in Microfluidic Systems.

ABSTRACT: Nanofibres are increasingly being used in the field of bioanalytics due to their large surface-area-to-volume ratios and easy-to-functionalize surfaces. To date, nanofibres have been studied as effective filters, concentrators, and immobilization matrices within microfluidic devices. In addition, they are frequently used as optical and electrochemical transduction materials. In this work, we demonstrate that electrospun nanofibre mats cause appreciable passive mixing and therefore provide dual functionality when incorporated within microfluidic systems. Specifically, electrospun nanofibre mats were integrated into Y-shaped poly(methyl methacrylate) microchannels and the degree of mixing was quantified using fluorescence microscopy and ImageJ analysis. The degree of mixing afforded in relat

SUBMITTER: Matlock-Colangelo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5017403 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature