Acoustohydrodynamic tweezers via spatial arrangement of streaming vortices.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Acoustics-based tweezers provide a unique toolset for contactless, label-free, and precise manipulation of bioparticles and bioanalytes. Most acoustic tweezers rely on acoustic radiation forces; however, the accompanying acoustic streaming often generates unpredictable effects due to its nonlinear nature and high sensitivity to the three-dimensional boundary conditions. Here, we demonstrate acoustohydrodynamic tweezers, which generate stable, symmetric pairs of vortices to create hydrodynamic traps for object manipulation. These stable vortices enable predictable control of a flow field, which translates into controlled motion of droplets or particles on the operating surface. We built a programmable droplet-handling platform to demonstrate the basic functions of planar-omnidirectional droplet transport, merging droplets, and in situ mixing via a sequential cascade of biochemical reactions. Our acoustohydrodynamic tweezers enables improved control of acoustic streaming and demonstrates a previously unidentified method for contact-free manipulation of bioanalytes and digitalized liquid handling based on a compact and scalable functional unit.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Zhu, H; Zhang, P; Zhong, Z; Xia, J; Rich, J; Mai, J; Su, X; Tian, Z; Bachman, H; Rufo, J; Gu, Y; Kang, P; Chakrabarty, K; Witelski, TP; Huang, TJ
Published Date
- January 6, 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 7 / 2
Start / End Page
- eabc7885 -
PubMed ID
- 33523965
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC7787489
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2375-2548
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2375-2548
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1126/sciadv.abc7885
Language
- eng