ArticleBiomicrofluidics2019
New insights into the physics of inertial microfluidics in curved microchannels. II. Adding an additive rule to understand complex cross-sections.
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- The Latest Advances in Microfluidic DLD Cell Sorting Technology: The Optimization of Channel Design.Biosensors · 2025Review
- A review on inertial microfluidic fabrication methods.Biomicrofluidics · 2023Review
- Enhanced Separation Efficiency and Purity of Circulating Tumor Cells Based on the Combined Effects of Double Sheath Fluids and Inertial Focusing.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- New insights into the physics of inertial microfluidics in curved microchannels. I. Relaxing the fixed inflection point assumption.Biomicrofluidics · 2019Article
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Abstract
Curved microchannels allow controllable microparticle focusing, but a full understanding of particle behavior has been limited-even for simple rectangular and trapezoidal shapes. At present, most microfluidic particle separation literature is dedicated to adding "internal" complexity (via sheath flow or obstructions) to relatively simple cross-sectional channel shapes. We propose that, with sufficient understanding of particle behavior, an equally viable pathway for microparticle focusing could utilize complex "external" cross-sectional shapes. By investigating three novel, complex spiral microchannels, we have found that it is possible to passively focus (6, 10, and 13
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