Imaging of Mixing Dynamics in Micromixers Using Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography
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Journal Article
We present the design of two efficient micromixers, a 3-D serpentine micromixer and a vortex mixer. Light and confocal microscopy and image analysis programs were used to study mixing efficiency in these two micromixers and a Y-shape straight channel. By utilizing Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), an emerging high-resolution medical and biological imaging technology, we obtained 3-D structural data and mixing dynamics for the 3-D serpentine mixer and the vortex mixer. The results indicate that mixing efficiency characterized with OCT is more accurate.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Xi, C; Marks, D; Parikh, DS; Raskin, L; Boppart, SA
Published Date
- May 10, 2004
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 5345 /
Start / End Page
- 206 - 213
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0277-786X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1117/12.523395
Citation Source
- Scopus