Journal
SMALL
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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207383
Keywords
magnetic particles; microfluid; micromixing; vortices
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Enhanced mixing in microchannels is achieved by using magnetic nonspherical particles (MNSPs), which generate secondary vortices with cyclical characteristics due to their shape. Increasing the rotation rate of MNSPs enlarges the secondary vortices, expanding the mixing zone and enhancing the mixing efficiency. Complementary micro-particle image velocimetry (mu PIV) analysis clarifies the mixing mechanism and demonstrates the potential of employing MNSPs as efficient mixers in lab-on-chip devices.
Mixing in microfluidic channels is dominated by diffusion owing to the absence of chaotic flow. However, high-efficiency microscale mixing over short distances is desired for the development of lab-on-chip systems. Here, enhanced mixing in microchannels achieved using magnetic nonspherical particles (MNSPs), is reported. Benefiting from the nonspherical shape of the MNSPs, secondary vortices exhibiting cyclical characteristics appear in microchannels when the MNSPs rotate under an external magnetic field. Increasing the rotation rate enlarges the secondary vortices, expanding the mixing zone and enhancing the mixing, resulting in a mixing efficiency exceeding 0.9 at Re of 0.069-0.69. Complementary micro-particle image velocimetry (mu PIV) for flow field analysis clarifies the mixing mechanism. In addition, a chaotic vortex area is generated in the presence of two MNSPs, which shortens the distance required for achieving an appropriate mixing efficiency. This study demonstrates the potential of employing MNSPs as efficient mixers in lab-on-chip devices.
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