Reduced acoustic resonator dimensions improve focusing efficiency of bacteria and submicron particles
Masashi Ugawa, Hoyeon Lee, Thierry Baasch, Min‐Ho Lee, Soyun Kim, Ok Chan Jeong, Yong‐Hoon Choi, Daewon Sohn, Thomas Laurell, Sadao Ota, SangWook Lee
Abstract
. The developed acoustofluidic device can align submicron particles within a narrow flow stream in a highly robust manner, validating its use as a flow-through focusing chamber to perform high-throughput and accurate flow cytometry of submicron objects.
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Acoustic radiation forceAcoustic streamingAcoustic radiationChannel (broadcasting)AcousticsParticle (ecology)Volumetric flow rateResonatorMaterials scienceAcoustic waveSuspension (topology)Flow (mathematics)MicrofluidicsRadiationNanotechnologyOpticsPhysicsOptoelectronicsMechanicsTelecommunicationsComputer scienceUltrasoundHomotopyMathematicsOceanographyGeologyUltrasonic sensorPure mathematicsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies