ArticleBiomicrofluidics2017
An intra-droplet particle switch for droplet microfluidics using bulk acoustic waves.
Article in Biomicrofluidics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Droplet acoustofluidics: Recent progress and challenges.Biomicrofluidics · 2025Review
- A review on microfluidic-assisted nanoparticle synthesis, and their applications using multiscale simulation methods.Discover nano · 2023Review
- Programmable Droplet Microfluidics Based on Machine Learning and Acoustic Manipulation.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2022Article
- A droplet acoustofluidic platform for time-controlled microbead-based reactions.Biomicrofluidics · 2021Article
- Manipulation of single cells inside nanoliter water droplets using acoustic forces.Biomicrofluidics · 2020Article
- In-Droplet Electrophoretic Separation and Enrichment of Biomolecules.Analytical chemistry · 2020Article
- Intra-droplet particle enrichment in a focused acoustic field.RSC advances · 2020Article
- On-chip background dilution in droplets with high particle recovery using acoustophoresis.Biomicrofluidics · 2019Article
- In-droplet microparticle separation using travelling surface acoustic wave.Biomicrofluidics · 2017Article
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Abstract
To transfer cell- and bead-assays into droplet-based platforms typically requires the use of complex microfluidic circuits, which calls for methods to switch the direction of the encapsulated particles. We present a microfluidic chip where the combination of acoustic manipulation at two different harmonics and a trident-shaped droplet-splitter enables direction-switching of microbeads and yeast cells in droplet microfluidic circuits. At the first harmonic, the encapsulated particles exit the splitter in the center daughter droplets, while at the second harmonic, the particles exit in the side daughter droplets. This method holds promises for droplet-based assays where particle-positioning needs to be selectively controlled.
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