TY - GEN
T1 - Size-oriented passive droplet sorting by using surface free energy with micro guide groove
AU - Harada, Yu
AU - Yoon, Dong Hyun
AU - Sekiguchi, Tetsushi
AU - Shoji, Shuichi
PY - 2012/5/7
Y1 - 2012/5/7
N2 - We propose a novel droplet sorting method utilizing the reduction of surface free energy. Droplets are guided by a groove due to the decrement of surface energy. 'Guiding power' is different by droplet size and we successfully observed size dependant directional movement of droplets. This principle can be applied to the size-based passive sorting device without any complex operation. Because of that simplicity, this method has large ability to apply for point of care system.
AB - We propose a novel droplet sorting method utilizing the reduction of surface free energy. Droplets are guided by a groove due to the decrement of surface energy. 'Guiding power' is different by droplet size and we successfully observed size dependant directional movement of droplets. This principle can be applied to the size-based passive sorting device without any complex operation. Because of that simplicity, this method has large ability to apply for point of care system.
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U2 - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170355
DO - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170355
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84860469904
SN - 9781467303248
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 1105
EP - 1108
BT - 2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012
T2 - 2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012
Y2 - 29 January 2012 through 2 February 2012
ER -