MIXING AND FILTERING IN A CROSS-CHANNEL INTERSECTION

摘要

In the present work, a versatile microfluidic chaotic mixer using integrated actuators, has been designed and tested. It has also been characterized using theoretical modelling and simulations. The degree of control achieved within the device has led to the first observation of a novel phenomenon called spatio-temporal resonances. This phenomenon can be used to extract highly diffusive particles from a sample matrix. Experiments have successfully been compared to theory and numerics.