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MS Thesis Defense Presentation
1. Ghulam Destgeer
Particle Separation and Chemical Gradient Control
via
Focused Travelling Surface Acoustic Waves (F-TSAW)
Flow Control Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2013.06.10
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Particle separation
• The isolation and separation of micro
particulate materials in a continuous
flow are required for chemical
syntheses and biological analyses.
• The separation and sorting of cells are
critical in a variety of biomedical
applications including:
i. Diagnostics
ii. Therapeutics
iii. Cell biology
<Lee et al., 2010, Lab Chip> <Daniel et al., 2010, Anal Bioanal Chem>
Huang’s group
Sung’s group
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Chemical gradient control
• Most methods are capable of
generating linear chemical
gradient profiles in a static
manner.
• Generating pulsatile chemical
gradients in microfluidic devices
has important implications for
the characterization of dynamic
biological and chemical
processes.
• Dynamic temporal control of
chemical gradients is required.
<Ahmed et al., 2013, Lab Chip> <Daniel et al., 2006, Anal. Chem.> <Seidi et al., 2011, Biomicrofluidics>
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Chemical gradient control by oscillating bubbles
• Chemical solutions:
– Dextran-FITC (stimulant)
– Phosphate buffered saline(buffer)
• Input voltage and frequency:
– 12-16Vpp and 30kHz
<Ahmed et al., 2013, Lab Chip>
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Objective
• (a) Device schematic (b) Particle separation
• (c) Chemical gradient control and uniform micromixing
• (d) F-TSAW amplitude (e) Fabricated device
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SAW amplitude calculation
F 𝑇𝑆𝐴𝑊~ (Eac/k2) (kR)6φ 𝑇𝑆𝐴𝑊
E 𝑎𝑐~ u2 f2 ρ
Energy density (Eac) – J/m3
SAW displacement (u) – nm
Frequency (f) – MHz
Density (ρ) – kg/m3
Wave number (k) – (μm)-1
Particle radium (R) – (μm)
Constant (φ)
Contour plots of SAW displacement square (u2) – m2
Top – f =133.3MHz
Bottom – f = 40.0MHz
x
z
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F-TSAW device design
• Two salient features: (i) unidirectional (ii) focused
• Interdigitated transducer(IDT): Two interlocking
comb-shaped metallic electrodes on top of a
piezoelectric substrate.
• Frequency of applied AC signal = frequency of
SAW (fSAW)
– fSAW = c/λ, c is speed of sound in the piezoelectric
substrate
Maximum energy is
transmitted in the
forward direction.
Very little energy is transmitted
in the backward direction.
SAW
λ
λ/8
λ/43λ/16
SAW
Unidirectional transducer
λλ/4
SAW SAW
IDT
F-TSAW amplitude by
a focusing transducer
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CAPS-2: Particle trajectory and separation
• Experimental conditions:
– Frequency (f): 133.3MHz (High)
– Input power: 1.36W
– Flow rate (Q): 150μl/h
(6.17mm/s)
– μ-channel cross-section:
150x45μm
– μ-particles diameter: 10, 3μm
• (a) Schematic diagram of a
PDMS microchannel.
• (b-c) Once the TSAW was
turned ON, a distinct
separation distance could be
observed.
• (d) Trajectory followed by a 10
µm particle influenced by
acoustic streaming.
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CAPS-3: Particle trajectory and separation
• Experimental conditions:
– Frequency: 133.3MHz
– Input power: 225mW
– μ-channel cross-section:
• h x w: 40 x 200 μm
– Flow rate (Q):
• Sample+ Sheath: 25μl/h + 75μl/h = 100μl/h
• Average speed: 3.5mm/s
– μ-particles diameter: 3μm and 10μm
• Left: TSAW OFF, all the particles flowing
together with the laminar flow.
• Right: TSAW ON, larger particles are
pushed towards the opposite wall
resulting in separation
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Particle separation efficiency
• (a) TSAW OFF: all of the particles are
collected at the same outlet
• (b) TSAW ON: 3µm particles are
collected at same outlet whereas
almost 100% of the 10µm particles
passed through a separate outlet.
(a) (b)
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CAGG
• Acoustic streaming flow induced
via F-TSAW
• Flow is traced by 1µm polymer
microspheres dispersed in DI
water.
• On smaller particles, drag force is
dominant compared to acoustic
radiation force.
• Three microchannels 150µm x
45µm, 200µm x 40µm and 500µm
x 90µm from left to right,
respectively, are tested.
• Microchannel 500µm x 90µm can
produce strong and large vortices
appropriate for mixing and
gradient control.
F-TSAW
F-TSAW
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Chemical gradient control and micromixing
• Acoustic streaming flow
– Generate chemical gradient
– Uniformly mix fluids.
• Microchannel
– w×h: 500µm×90µm
• Flow rate: 100µl/h (0.6mm/s)
– Fluid 1: rhodamine: 50µl/h
– Fluid 2: DI water: 50 µl/h
• Power input
– Gradient control: 60–200mW (18–
23dBm)
– Uniform mixing: 800mW (29dBm)
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Summary
• Four types of devices are tested:
– First three are Cross-type Acoustic Particle Separator (CAPS)
– Fourth is Cross-type Acoustic Gradient Generator (CAGG)
• A single micro-chip is capable to be used as CAPS or CAGG
• Particles are successfully separated with efficiency close to
100%:
– 10μm particles from 3μm and 30μm particles from 10μm
• Particle deflection is plotted against input power which
shows:
– 3μm, 7μm and 10μm are separated
• Low amplitude and high frequency (40 and 133.3MHz) waves
are used.
• Chemical gradient control and uniform mixing is also shown
using F-TSAW without trapping any micro-bubble.