Push pull microfluidics on a multi-level 3D CD

• Main Authors: Thio, T.H.G., Ibrahim, F., Al-Faqheri, W., Moebius, J., Khalid, N.S., Soin, N., Kahar, M.K.B.A., Madou, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9342/1/Push_pull_microfluidics_on_a_multi-level_3D_CD.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9342/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880374719&partnerID=40&md5=0af267fc107511b3a925d33199cd6a20 http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/lc/c3lc00004d/unauth#!divAbstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23774994

A technique known as thermo-pneumatic (TP) pumping is used to pump fluids on a microfluidic compact disc (CD) back towards the CD center against the centrifugal force that pushes liquids from the center to the perimeter of the disc. Trapped air expands in a TP air chamber during heating, and this cr...