Abstract
Microfluidic platforms rely on the ability to guide and spread liquids in channel and chamber structures. Phaseguides – ridges protruding from the channel bottom or top – have proven successful to achieve controlled filling and can also be used for passive valving. We present an experimental investigation of the burst/overflow pressure of water in 90° phaseguide in an injection moulded polymer chip as function of the phaseguide height, h. Phaseguide structures without and with branches of angles α = 45°, 60° and 75° were studied. The knowledge obtained in this study provides a set of systematic experimental data to compare with simulations/theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2016) |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 998-1000 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510834163 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences: MicroTAS 2016 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 9 Oct 2016 → 13 Oct 2016 Conference number: 20 http://www.microtas2016.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences |
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| Number | 20 |
| Country | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 09/10/2016 → 13/10/2016 |
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Keywords
- Phaseguide
- Injection moulding
- Ultrasonic welding
- Hydrostatic burst pressure