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Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones.

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Bachman, H; Huang, P-H; Zhao, S; Yang, S; Zhang, P; Fu, H; Huang, TJ
Published in: Lab on a chip
January 2018

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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Published In

Lab on a chip

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EISSN

1473-0189

ISSN

1473-0197

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

433 / 441

Related Subject Headings

  • Smartphone
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
  • Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
  • Equipment Design
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Acoustics
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 09 Engineering
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

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Bachman, H., Huang, P.-H., Zhao, S., Yang, S., Zhang, P., Fu, H., & Huang, T. J. (2018). Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones. Lab on a Chip, 18(3), 433–441. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7lc01222e
Bachman, Hunter, Po-Hsun Huang, Shuaiguo Zhao, Shujie Yang, Peiran Zhang, Hai Fu, and Tony Jun Huang. “Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones.Lab on a Chip 18, no. 3 (January 2018): 433–41. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7lc01222e.
Bachman H, Huang P-H, Zhao S, Yang S, Zhang P, Fu H, et al. Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones. Lab on a chip. 2018 Jan;18(3):433–41.
Bachman, Hunter, et al. “Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones.Lab on a Chip, vol. 18, no. 3, Jan. 2018, pp. 433–41. Epmc, doi:10.1039/c7lc01222e.
Bachman H, Huang P-H, Zhao S, Yang S, Zhang P, Fu H, Huang TJ. Acoustofluidic devices controlled by cell phones. Lab on a chip. 2018 Jan;18(3):433–441.
Journal cover image

Published In

Lab on a chip

DOI

EISSN

1473-0189

ISSN

1473-0197

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

433 / 441

Related Subject Headings

  • Smartphone
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
  • Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
  • Equipment Design
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Acoustics
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 09 Engineering
  • 03 Chemical Sciences