Fluid rheological effects on streaming dielectrophoresis in a post-array microchannel

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Recent studies have demonstrated the strong influences of fluid rheological properties on insulator-based dielectrophoresis (iDEP) in single-constriction microchannels. However, it is yet to be understood how iDEP in non-Newtonian fluids depends on the geometry of insulating structures. We report in this work an experimental study of fluid rheological effects on streaming DEP in a post-array microchannel that presents multiple contractions and expansions. The iDEP focusing and trapping of particles in a viscoelastic polyethylene oxide solution are comparable to those in a Newtonian buffer, which is consistent with the observations in a single-constriction microchannel. Similarly, the insignificant iDEP effects in a shear-thinning xanthan gum solution also agree with those in the single-constriction channel except that gel-like structures are observed to only form in the post-array microchannel under large DC electric fields. In contrast, the iDEP effects in both viscoelastic and shear-thinning polyacrylamide solution are significantly weaker than in the single-constriction channel. Moreover, instabilities occur in the electroosmotic flow and appear to be only dependent on the DC electric field. These phenomena may be associated with the dynamics of polymers as they are electrokinetically advected around and through the posts.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Electrophoresis - 43(2022), 5-6 vom: 01. März, Seite 717-723

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bentor, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Raihan, Mahmud Kamal [VerfasserIn]
McNeely, Colin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhijian [VerfasserIn]
Song, Yongxin [VerfasserIn]
Xuan, Xiangchun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dielectrophoresis
Electroosmosis
Journal Article
Microfluidics
Porous media
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Shear thinning
Viscoelastic

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Date Completed 11.04.2022

Date Revised 11.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/elps.202100270

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331977508