The use of acoustic radiation forces to position particles within fluid droplets

Ultrasonics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Oberti, Stefano ^a   Neild, Adrian ^b   Quach, Raymond ^b   Dual, Jürg ^a  

^a Institute of Mechanical Systems (IMES)   (Switzerland)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force; Cell manipulation; Droplets; Particle concentration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC RADIATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROPS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC FORCES; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCES; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CELL MANIPULATION; COMPLEX PATTERNS; CONCENTRATION PROCESSES; DETECTION SENSITIVITIES; DROPLETS; FLUID DROPLETS; FLUID FILLED; FLUID VOLUMES; IN LINES; LAB ON A CHIPS; LIFE SCIENCES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROMETER SIZES; PARALLEL LINES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; REACTION TIMES; REAGENT CONSUMPTIONS; SOLID STRUCTURES;

DROP FORMATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMANIPULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMANIPULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUTIONS; SONICATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 56949102085     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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