Compressed-air flow control system.
We present the construction and operation of a compressed-air driven flow system that can be used for a variety of microfluidic applications that require rapid dynamic response and precise control of multiple inlet streams. With the use of inexpensive and readily available parts, we describe how to assemble this versatile control system and further explore its utility in continuous- and pulsed-flow microfluidic procedures for the synthesis and analysis of microparticles.
Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Ki Wan
KW
Bong
Stephen C
SC
Chapin
Daniel C
DC
Pregibon
David
D
Baah
Tamara M
TM
Floyd-Smith
Patrick S
PS
Doyle
D058868:Compressed Air; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004867:Equipment Design; D016014:Linear Models; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009757:Nylons; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011312:Pressure
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D009757:Nylons; C085707:poly(dimethylsiloxane)-polyamide copolymer; C437167:poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols