Dynamic air/liquid pockets for guiding microscale flow
Abstract
Microscale flows of fluids are mainly guided either by solid matrices or by liquid–liquid interfaces. Yet, the solid matrices are plagued with persistent fouling problems, while liquid–liquid interfaces are limited to low-pressure applications. Here we report a dynamic liquid/solid/gas material containing both air and liquid pockets, which are formed by partially infiltrating a porous matrix with a functional liquid. Using detailed theoretical and experimental data, we show that the distribution of the air- and liquid-filled pores is responsive to pressure and enables the formation and instantaneous recovery of stable liquid–liquid interfaces that sustain a wide range of pressures and prevent channel contamination. This adaptive design is demonstrated for polymeric materials and extended to metal-based systems that can achieve unmatched mechanical and thermal stability. Our platform with its unique adaptive pressure and antifouling capabilities may offer potential solutions to flow control in microfluidics, medical devices, microscale synthesis, and biological assays.
- Authors:
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- Xiamen Univ. (China)
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); McGill Univ., Montreal, QC (Canada)
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Natural Science Foundation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1526293
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0005247
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Hou, Xu, Li, Jianyu, Tesler, Alexander B., Yao, Yuxing, Wang, Miao, Min, Lingli, Sheng, Zhizhi, and Aizenberg, Joanna. Dynamic air/liquid pockets for guiding microscale flow. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03194-z.
Hou, Xu, Li, Jianyu, Tesler, Alexander B., Yao, Yuxing, Wang, Miao, Min, Lingli, Sheng, Zhizhi, & Aizenberg, Joanna. Dynamic air/liquid pockets for guiding microscale flow. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03194-z
Hou, Xu, Li, Jianyu, Tesler, Alexander B., Yao, Yuxing, Wang, Miao, Min, Lingli, Sheng, Zhizhi, and Aizenberg, Joanna. Wed .
"Dynamic air/liquid pockets for guiding microscale flow". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03194-z. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1526293.
@article{osti_1526293,
title = {Dynamic air/liquid pockets for guiding microscale flow},
author = {Hou, Xu and Li, Jianyu and Tesler, Alexander B. and Yao, Yuxing and Wang, Miao and Min, Lingli and Sheng, Zhizhi and Aizenberg, Joanna},
abstractNote = {Microscale flows of fluids are mainly guided either by solid matrices or by liquid–liquid interfaces. Yet, the solid matrices are plagued with persistent fouling problems, while liquid–liquid interfaces are limited to low-pressure applications. Here we report a dynamic liquid/solid/gas material containing both air and liquid pockets, which are formed by partially infiltrating a porous matrix with a functional liquid. Using detailed theoretical and experimental data, we show that the distribution of the air- and liquid-filled pores is responsive to pressure and enables the formation and instantaneous recovery of stable liquid–liquid interfaces that sustain a wide range of pressures and prevent channel contamination. This adaptive design is demonstrated for polymeric materials and extended to metal-based systems that can achieve unmatched mechanical and thermal stability. Our platform with its unique adaptive pressure and antifouling capabilities may offer potential solutions to flow control in microfluidics, medical devices, microscale synthesis, and biological assays.},
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journal = {Nature Communications},
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year = {Wed Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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