Session 2H: The Relationship between the Area-Perimeter Ratio and Clogging Rate of Microfluidic Devices
Session Number
Session 2H: 4th Presentation
Advisor(s)
Jie Xu, University of Illinois at Chicago
Location
Room B101
Start Date
28-4-2017 10:00 AM
End Date
28-4-2017 11:15 AM
Abstract
Microfluidics continues to be a field of vast potential in the biomedical field due to the various factors that make it attractive. However, one of the principle problems with microfluidic devices is the phenomena of clogging. Clogging can inhibit the function of microfluidic devices and render them useless. Recent advances in 3D printing technology have given rise to 3D printed microfluidic devices, allowing for flexible design of channels. In this paper, we seek to study how varying the perimeter-area ratio of the cross-section of microfluidic channels affects the rate of clogging. While we have not gathered results yet, we have overcome a number of challenges in designing this setup that have prepared us for data collection.
Session 2H: The Relationship between the Area-Perimeter Ratio and Clogging Rate of Microfluidic Devices
Room B101
Microfluidics continues to be a field of vast potential in the biomedical field due to the various factors that make it attractive. However, one of the principle problems with microfluidic devices is the phenomena of clogging. Clogging can inhibit the function of microfluidic devices and render them useless. Recent advances in 3D printing technology have given rise to 3D printed microfluidic devices, allowing for flexible design of channels. In this paper, we seek to study how varying the perimeter-area ratio of the cross-section of microfluidic channels affects the rate of clogging. While we have not gathered results yet, we have overcome a number of challenges in designing this setup that have prepared us for data collection.
Comments
Additional team members: Dmitry Gritsenko and Yang Lin