Viscoelastic Particle Focusing and Separation in a Spiral Channel

Feng, Haidong; Jafek, Alexander R.; Wang, Bonan; Brady, Hayden; Magda, Jules J.; Gale, Bruce K.

doi:10.3390/mi13030361

Title: Viscoelastic Particle Focusing and Separation in a Spiral Channel

Journal Article · 24 February 2022 · Micromachines

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13030361 · OSTI ID:1846699

; Jafek, Alexander R.; Wang, Bonan;

; Magda, Jules J.;

As one type of non-Newtonian fluid, viscoelastic fluids exhibit unique properties that contribute to particle lateral migration in confined microfluidic channels, leading to opportunities for particle manipulation and separation. In this paper, particle focusing in viscoelastic flow is studied in a wide range of polyethylene glycol (PEO) concentrations in aqueous solutions. Polystyrene beads with diameters from 3 to 20 μm are tested, and the variation of particle focusing position is explained by the coeffects of inertial flow, viscoelastic flow, and Dean flow. We showed that particle focusing position can be predicted by analyzing the force balance in the microchannel, and that particle separation resolution can be improved in viscoelastic flows.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019285

OSTI ID:: 1846699

Journal Information:: Micromachines, Journal Name: Micromachines Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 13; ISSN 2072-666X

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

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