Wall repulsion of charged colloidal particles during electrophoresis in microfluidic channels
Wall repulsion of charged colloidal particles during electrophoresis in microfluidic channels
Electrophoresis describes the motion of charged particles suspended in electrolytes when subjected to an external electric field. Previous experiments have shown that particles undergoing electrophoresis are repelled from nearby channel walls, contrary to the standard description of electrophoresis that predicts no hydrodynamic repulsion. Dielectrophoretic (DEP) repulsive forces have been commonly invoked as the cause of this wall repulsion. We show that DEP forces can only account for this wall repulsion at high frequencies of applied electric field. In the presence of a low-frequency field, quadrupolar electro-osmotic flows are observed around the particles. We experimentally demonstrate that these hydrodynamic flows are the cause of the widely observed particle-wall interaction. This hydrodynamic wall repulsion should be considered in the design and application of electric-field-driven manipulation of particles in microfluidic devices.
Fernandez-Mateo, Raul
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Calero, Víctor
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Morgan, Hywel
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Garcia-Sanchez, Pablo
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Ramos, Antonio
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16 February 2022
Fernandez-Mateo, Raul
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Calero, Víctor
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Morgan, Hywel
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Garcia-Sanchez, Pablo
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Ramos, Antonio
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Fernandez-Mateo, Raul, Calero, Víctor, Morgan, Hywel, Garcia-Sanchez, Pablo and Ramos, Antonio
(2022)
Wall repulsion of charged colloidal particles during electrophoresis in microfluidic channels.
Physical Review Letters, 128 (7), [074501].
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.074501).
Abstract
Electrophoresis describes the motion of charged particles suspended in electrolytes when subjected to an external electric field. Previous experiments have shown that particles undergoing electrophoresis are repelled from nearby channel walls, contrary to the standard description of electrophoresis that predicts no hydrodynamic repulsion. Dielectrophoretic (DEP) repulsive forces have been commonly invoked as the cause of this wall repulsion. We show that DEP forces can only account for this wall repulsion at high frequencies of applied electric field. In the presence of a low-frequency field, quadrupolar electro-osmotic flows are observed around the particles. We experimentally demonstrate that these hydrodynamic flows are the cause of the widely observed particle-wall interaction. This hydrodynamic wall repulsion should be considered in the design and application of electric-field-driven manipulation of particles in microfluidic devices.
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 January 2022
Published date: 16 February 2022
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V. C., P. G. S., and A. R. acknowledge Grant PGC2018-099217-B-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “ERDF A way of making Europe.”
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