Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Motivation: Microfluidic manipulation

Fully integrated lab on chip Mixing, concentration, pumping, separation of fluids and
particles in microchannels Example: Mixing for bioassays
goal: Improve reaction rate in traditional and microarray biosensors via mixing.

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Motivation: Microfluidic manipulation

Solution: Integrated electrodes
generating AC electrothermal mixing

Electrothermal force:
interaction of gradients in conductivity and permittivity (produced by Joule Heating) with electric field

Advantages:
Easy integration AC=>avoid electrolysis Effective for high conductivity solutions
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Outline
Standard numerical model for ACET Experimental discrepancy for high conductivity Solution: strong thermo-electric coupling using Comsol
software

Results Conclusion and Future works

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Standard numerical model for ETF

Electric Field Temperature Field Electrothermal Body Force

Fluid velocity Field

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Standard numerical model for ETF

Estimation of velocity amplitude voltage dependence => Temperature: T ~ V2 => Velocity: u~

=> u ~ T E2

u ~ V4
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Experimental Setup:

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Comsol Implementation

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Comsol Implementation

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Standard numerical model for ETF

Estimation of velocity amplitude voltage dependence => Temperature: T ~ V2 => Velocity: u~

=> u ~ T E2

u ~ V4
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Experimental discrepancy

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Strong Thermo-Electric Coupling

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Results:

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Mezi Research Group Dynamical Systems and Nonlinear Control Theory

Results:

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Conclusion
Strong thermo-electric coupling and Temperature dependent expression of parameters are necessary to correctly model ACET at high gradient of temperature.

Future Works
Include buoyancy to the model. Check for which parameters buoyancy is NOT
negligeable.
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