Minimizing biofouling in microfluidic devices through the use of continuous ultrasonic standing waves
Minimizing biofouling in microfluidic devices through the use of continuous ultrasonic standing waves
This paper describes a novel low power method to reduce biofilm formation in microfluidic channels. When an ultrasonic (?2 MHz) standing wave is set up across a microfluidic channel (? 250 ?m) the resulting pressure amplitude can move small particles to the pressure node or anti-node, depending on the properties of the particle. This effect has been applied to Vibrio natriegens within poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microfluidic channels and a reduction in biofilm formation has been seen over a period of a week. This is a novel low power biofilm reduction strategy
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Gedge, Michael
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Stoodley, Paul
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Hill, Martyn
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2014
Gedge, Michael
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Stoodley, Paul
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Hill, Martyn
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Gedge, Michael, Stoodley, Paul and Hill, Martyn
(2014)
Minimizing biofouling in microfluidic devices through the use of continuous ultrasonic standing waves.
Journal of Ocean Technology, 9 (4), .
Abstract
This paper describes a novel low power method to reduce biofilm formation in microfluidic channels. When an ultrasonic (?2 MHz) standing wave is set up across a microfluidic channel (? 250 ?m) the resulting pressure amplitude can move small particles to the pressure node or anti-node, depending on the properties of the particle. This effect has been applied to Vibrio natriegens within poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microfluidic channels and a reduction in biofilm formation has been seen over a period of a week. This is a novel low power biofilm reduction strategy
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Published date: 2014
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/374335
ISSN: 1718-3200
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