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[1] Lian Meng, Wu Jie, Jiang Hongyuan, Yang Hukun, et al. Manipulation of nanoparticles by AC electrothermal effectin laboratory-on-a-chip applications [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2007, 23 (4): 534-539. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2007.04.012]
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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:
23
Issue:
2007 4
Page:
534-539
Research Field:
Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics
Publishing date:
2007-12-30

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Title:
Manipulation of nanoparticles by AC electrothermal effectin laboratory-on-a-chip applications
Author(s):
Lian Meng1 Wu Jie1 Jiang Hongyuan2 Yang Hukun2
1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996, USA
2School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Keywords:
AC electrokinetics particle trap electrothermal effect numerical simulation
PACS:
O442
DOI:
10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2007.04.012
Abstract:
Microflow driven by AC electrothermal(ACET)effect is explored in order to seek new methods for pumping electrolytes with high conductivity fluid(more than 0.02 S/m)at microscale. Based on the ACET theory, a physical model for particle trapping is established by a set of electrostatics, heat transfer and fluid dynamic equations. Further, fluid velocity fields are predicted using the software FEMLAB. Experiments are performed which verify the numerical results. The experimental results show that with appropriate electrode design, ACET effect can work on fluids with conductivity up to 1.53 S/m and trap particles at a low voltage. ACET devices can be readily integrated on chip into a microsystem. This offers insight into designing ACET lab-chips.

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Biographies: Lian Meng(1981—), male, graduate, mlian@utk.edu; Jiang Hongyuan(1960—), male, doctor, professor, jhy-hit@sina.com.
Last Update: 2007-12-20