期刊
ELECTROPHORESIS
卷 35, 期 2-3, 页码 352-361出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300171
关键词
Dielectrophoresis; Electrokinetic; Joule heating; Microchannel
资金
- Catedra de Investigacion CAT142 of Tecnologico de Monterrey
- Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University
- CONACYT-Mexico
In this work, the temperature effects due to Joule heating obtained by application of a direct current electric potential were investigated for a microchannel with cylindrical insulating posts employed for insulator-based dielectrophoresis. The conductivity of the suspending medium, the local electric field, and the gradient of the squared electric field, which directly affect the magnitude of the dielectrophoretic force exerted on particles, were computationally simulated employing COMSOL Multiphysics. It was observed that a temperature gradient is formed along the microchannel, which redistributes the conductivity of the suspending medium leading to an increase of the dielectrophoretic force toward the inlet of the channel while decreasing toward the outlet. Experimental results are in good agreement with simulations on the particle-trapping zones anticipated. This study demonstrates the importance of considering Joule heating effects when designing insulator-based dielectrophoresis systems.
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