title: Lateral cavity acoustic transducer.
abstract: We present a lateral cavity acoustic transducer (LCAT) capable of pumping and mixing fluids within a microfluidic system using an acoustic energy source from an external piezoelectric buzzer. The device is capable of pumping at flow rates of approximately 250 nl min(-1) and real-time mixing in low flow rate (<1 microl min(-1)) devices typical in microfluidic systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2715, USA. tovara@uci.edu
authors.forename: Armando R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Tovar
authors.forename: Abraham P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation*