Analysis of surface-tension-driven blood flow using spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Yeh-Chan Ahn; Salvatore Cito; Ioanis Katakis; Jordi Pallares; Zhongping Chen

doi:10.1117/12.764709

1 March 2008 Analysis of surface-tension-driven blood flow using spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Yeh-Chan Ahn, Salvatore Cito, Ioanis Katakis, Jordi Pallares, Zhongping Chen

Proceedings Volume 6886, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems VI; 68860S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764709
Event: MOEMS-MEMS 2008 Micro and Nanofabrication, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

A passive pumping for lab-on-a-chip using surface tension only is the most effective method because the effect of surface tension on a flow is significant in microscale. The movement of the triple point at a meniscus is driven by surface tension, resisted by viscous stress, and balanced by inertial force. In previous studies, the meniscus motion has been predicted theoretically with one-dimensional model. However, three-dimensional flow field around the meniscus and the effect of cross-sectional shapes on the flow have not assessed yet. Here, we visualized and analyzed the surfacetension- driven blood flow using spectral-domain Doppler optical coherence tomography.

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Yeh-Chan Ahn, Salvatore Cito, Ioanis Katakis, Jordi Pallares, and Zhongping Chen "Analysis of surface-tension-driven blood flow using spectral domain optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 6886, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems VI, 68860S (1 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764709

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