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Quantification of electrical field-induced flow reversal in a microchannel

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Abstract

We characterize the electroosmotic flow in a microchannel with field effect flow control. High resolution measurements of the flow velocity, performed by micro particle image velocimetry, evidence the flow reversal induced by a local modification of the surface charge due to the presence of the gate. The shape of the microchannel cross-section is accurately extracted from these measurements. Experimental velocity profiles show a quantitative agreement with numerical results accounting for this exact shape. Analytical predictions assuming a rectangular cross-section are found to give a reasonable estimate of the velocity far enough from the walls.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)945-949
Number of pages5
JournalLab on a chip
Volume8
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2008

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