An Optical Centrifugal-and-Pneumatic Controlled Microfluidic System for Sensing Real-Time Biochemical Reactions

Abstract:

An optical real-time pneumatic-and-centrifugal controlled microfluidic detection system for dynamic information acquisition is developed based on the quasi-stationary imaging technique. The programmable airflow applied on the centrifugal microstructures for improving efficiency in samples separation. The dynamic characteristic of a loaded disc is stable with vibrating under 0.3 mm at a speed of 1000 rpm by applying 3 bar-induced pneumatic forces on a 12 cm-diameter disc. A conversion model for converting RGB images into CIE L^*a^*b^* color space have been used to enhance the inspection images. A linear relationship between threshold frequency and sample density is 167 rpm/g/cm³. The pressures between 0.1 and 0.5 bars are applied to bias microflow from 15° to 80°. The conduction angles between 30° and 90° have better pneumatic control. The control efficiency observed up to 89% and the largest microflow biased angle reached 80°. The pneumatic force dominates microfluidic behaviors when the force is greater than 10 times the centrifugal force. A sequential of triple-reservoir tests has been verified by analyzing enhanced optical images in separation using arranged acid-base indicators for pH reactions.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 397-400)
• Pages: 1733-1737
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.397-400.1733
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Hsing Cheng Chang, Ya Hui Chen, Shyan Lung Lin, San Shan Hung
• Keywords: Centrifugal Force, Color Conversion, Microfluidic System, Pneumatic Control

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