title: Tunable acoustophoretic band-pass particle sorter.
abstract: Acoustophoretic separation in microchannels offers a promising avenue for high-throughput, label-free, cell and particle separation for many applications. However, previous acoustophoretic separation approaches have been limited to a single size separation threshold, analogous to a binary filter, (i.e., high-pass or low-pass). Here, we describe a tunable acoustophoretic separation architecture capable of sorting cells and particles based on a range of sizes, analogous to a band-pass filter. The device is capable of sorting an arbitrary range of particle sizes between 3 and 10 mum in diameter with high efficiency (transfer fraction=0.98+/-0.02) at a throughput of approximately 10(8) particleshmicrochannel.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: H Tom
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Soh
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