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Improved understanding of particle migration modes in spiral inertial microfluidic devices

Nan Xiang, Zhi‐Guo Shi, Wenlai Tang, Di Huang, Xinjie Zhang, Zhonghua Ni

RSC Advances · 2015 · 55 citations · 34 references

Concepts

EngineeringBiophysicsMicroelectromechanical SystemsNanomaterialsNanotechnologyMass TransportMicrofluidic DevicesMicrofluidic SystemsMicrofluidic TransportMicrofluidicsMultiscale Fluid DynamicsHydrodynamic MigrationMicrochannel HydrodynamicsMicrofluidic FlowMigration Dynamics AnalysisParticle MigrationParticle Transport In Microchannels

Abstract

The migration dynamics of particles with sizes ranging from micro- to nano-scales in spiral inertial microfluidic devices was investigated, and three different migration modes was discovered.

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