Manipulating liquid plugs in microchannel with controllable air vents

• Main Authors: Liu, Hao-Bing, Ting, Eng Kiat, Gong, Thomas Haiqing
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94997; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9341
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

An air venting element on microchannel, which can be controlled externally and automatically, was demonstrated for manipulating liquid plugs in microfluidic systems. The element’s open and closed statuses correspond to the positioning and movement of a liquid plug in the microchannel. Positioning of...