On-Chip Tunable Cell Rotation Using Acoustically Oscillating Asymmetrical Microstructures.

ABSTRACT: The precise rotational manipulation of cells and other micrometer-sized biological samples is critical to many applications in biology, medicine, and agriculture. We describe an acoustic-based, on-chip manipulation method that can achieve tunable cell rotation. In an acoustic field formed by the vibration of a piezoelectric transducer, acoustic streaming was generated using a specially designed, oscillating asymmetrical sidewall shape. We also studied the nature of acoustic streaming generation by numerical simulations, and our simulation results matched well with the experimental results. Trapping and rotation of diatom cells and swine oocytes were coupled using oscillating asymmetrical microstructures with different vibration modes. Finally, we investigated the relationship between the d

SUBMITTER: Feng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6265899 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature