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Enhanced inertial focusing of microparticles and cells by integrating trapezoidal microchambers in spiral microfluidic channels.

ABSTRACT: In this work, manipulating width and equilibrium position of fluorescent microparticles in spiral microchannel fractionation devices by embedding microchambers along the last turn of a spiral is reported. Microchambers with different shapes and sizes were tested at Reynolds numbers between 15.7 and 156.6 (100-1000 μL min^-1) to observe focusing of 2, 5 and 10 μm fluorescent microparticles. This paper also discusses the fabrication process of the microfluidic chips with femtosecond laser ablation on glass wafers, as well as a particle imaging velocimetry (μPIV) study of microparticle trajectories inside a microchamber. It could be demonstrated with an improved final design with inclined microchamber side walls, that the 2 μm particle equilibrium position is shifted towards the inner wall by ∼27 μm and the focusing line's width is reduced by ∼18 μm. Finally, Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells were tested in the final chip and a cell focusing efficiency of 99.1% is achieved.

SUBMITTER: Al-Halhouli A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064905 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Enhanced inertial focusing of microparticles and cells by integrating trapezoidal microchambers in spiral microfluidic channels.

Al-Halhouli Ala'aldeen A Albagdady Ahmed A Al-Faqheri Wisam W Kottmeier Jonathan J Meinen Sven S Frey Lasse Jannis LJ Krull Rainer R Dietzel Andreas A

RSC advances 20190618 33

In this work, manipulating width and equilibrium position of fluorescent microparticles in spiral microchannel fractionation devices by embedding microchambers along the last turn of a spiral is reported. Microchambers with different shapes and sizes were tested at Reynolds numbers between 15.7 and 156.6 (100-1000 μL min<sup>-1</sup>) to observe focusing of 2, 5 and 10 μm fluorescent microparticles. This paper also discusses the fabrication process of the microfluidic chips with femtosecond lase ...[more]

PMID: 35516901

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Enhanced inertial focusing of microparticles and cells by integrating trapezoidal microchambers in spiral microfluidic channels.

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Enhanced inertial focusing of microparticles and cells by integrating trapezoidal microchambers in spiral microfluidic channels.

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