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Traveling-wave electrokinetic micropumps: velocity, electrical current, and impedance measurements

Traveling-wave electrokinetic micropumps: velocity, electrical current, and impedance measurements
Traveling-wave electrokinetic micropumps: velocity, electrical current, and impedance measurements
An array of microelectrodes covered in an electrolyte and energized by a traveling-wave potential produces net movement of the fluid. Arrays of platinum microelectrodes of two different characteristic sizes have been studied. For both sizes of arrays, at low voltages (<2 V-pp) the electrolyte flow is in qualitative agreement with the linear theory of ac electroosmosis. At voltages above a threshold, the direction of fluid flow is reversed. The electrical impedance of the electrode - electrolyte system was measured after the experiments, and changes in the electrical properties of the electrolyte were observed. Measurements of the electrical current during pumping of the electrolyte are also reported. Transient behaviors in both electrical current and fluid velocity were observed. The Faradaic currents probably generate conductivity gradients in the liquid bulk, which in turn give rise to electrical forces. These effects are discussed in relation to the fluid flow observations.
0743-7463
9361-9369
Garcia-Sanchez, Pablo
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Ramos, Antonio
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Green, Nicolas G
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Morgan, Hywel
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Garcia-Sanchez, Pablo
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Ramos, Antonio
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Green, Nicolas G
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Morgan, Hywel
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Garcia-Sanchez, Pablo, Ramos, Antonio, Green, Nicolas G and Morgan, Hywel (2008) Traveling-wave electrokinetic micropumps: velocity, electrical current, and impedance measurements. Langmuir, 24 (17), 9361-9369. (doi:10.1021/la800423k).

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An array of microelectrodes covered in an electrolyte and energized by a traveling-wave potential produces net movement of the fluid. Arrays of platinum microelectrodes of two different characteristic sizes have been studied. For both sizes of arrays, at low voltages (<2 V-pp) the electrolyte flow is in qualitative agreement with the linear theory of ac electroosmosis. At voltages above a threshold, the direction of fluid flow is reversed. The electrical impedance of the electrode - electrolyte system was measured after the experiments, and changes in the electrical properties of the electrolyte were observed. Measurements of the electrical current during pumping of the electrolyte are also reported. Transient behaviors in both electrical current and fluid velocity were observed. The Faradaic currents probably generate conductivity gradients in the liquid bulk, which in turn give rise to electrical forces. These effects are discussed in relation to the fluid flow observations.

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Published date: 2 August 2008
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science

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Local EPrints ID: 269448
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/269448
ISSN: 0743-7463
PURE UUID: 19d45930-e277-4d39-9e1b-85503daa88d3
ORCID for Nicolas G Green: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-4455
ORCID for Hywel Morgan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-5676

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Date deposited: 21 Apr 2010 07:46
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:20

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Author: Pablo Garcia-Sanchez
Author: Antonio Ramos
Author: Nicolas G Green ORCID iD
Author: Hywel Morgan ORCID iD

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