Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Acoustofluidic devices have continuously demonstrated their potential to impact medical diagnostics and lab-on-a-chip applications. To bring these technologies to real-world applications, they must be made more accessible to end users. Herein, we report on the effort to provide an easy-to-use and portable system for controlling sharp-edge-based acoustofluidic devices. With the use of a cell phone and a modified Bluetooth® speaker, on-demand and hands-free pumping and mixing are achieved. Additionally, a novel design for a sharp-edge-based acoustofluidic device is proposed that combines both pumping and mixing functions into a single device, thus removing the need for external equipment typically needed to accomplish these two tasks. These applications serve to demonstrate the potential function that acoustofluidic devices can provide in point-of-care platforms. To further this point-of-care goal, we also design a portable microscope that combines with the cell phone and Bluetooth® power supply, providing a completely transportable acoustofluidic testing station. This work serves to bolster the promising position that acoustofluidic devices have within the rapidly changing research and diagnostics fields.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bachman, H; Huang, P-H; Zhao, S; Yang, S; Zhang, P; Fu, H; Huang, TJ
Published Date
- January 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 18 / 3
Start / End Page
- 433 - 441
PubMed ID
- 29302660
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC5989538
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1473-0189
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1473-0197
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1039/c7lc01222e
Language
- eng