アプリケーションギャラリ

A lab-on-a-chip platform can be realized on a rotating disc by designing channels and other features to use the Coriolis or centrifugal forces to manipulate the flow. These forces are controlled by changing the angular velocity of the disc, so the platform is programmed by using a controlled sequence of angular velocities. In a microchannel, the centrifugal force induces a parabolic flow profile pointing in the radial direction. This is analogous to a Poiseuille or pressure-driven flow. The velocity-dependent Coriolis force produces an inhomogeneous transverse force in the tangential direction, which has its highest value in the center of the channel. This results in a change in the pressure distribution from that of a standard Poiseuille flow, which is assessed in this model.