Linear conversion of pressure into concentration, rapid switching of concentration, and generation of linear ramps of concentration in a microfluidic device

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作者
Adler, Micha [1 ]
Groisman, Alex [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Phys, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
来源
BIOMICROFLUIDICS | 2012年 / 6卷 / 02期
关键词
DYNAMIC CHEMICAL SIGNALS; PERFUSION SYSTEM; GENE-EXPRESSION; CELL-CULTURE; GRADIENTS; BACTERIAL; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CHEMOTAXIS; ADAPTATION; RESPONSES;
D O I
10.1063/1.3687379
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Mixing of liquids to produce solutions with different concentrations is one of the basic functionalities of microfluidic devices. Generation of specific temporal patterns of concentration in microfluidic devices is an important technique to study responses of cells and model organisms to variations in the chemical composition of their environment. Here, we present a simple microfluidic network that linearly converts pressure at an inlet into concentration of a soluble reagent in an observation region and also enables independent concurrent linear control of concentrations of two reagents. The microfluidic device has an integrated mixer channel with chaotic three-dimensional flow that facilitates rapid switching of concentrations in a continuous range. A simple pneumatic setup generating linear ramps of pressure is used to produce smooth linear ramps and triangular waves of concentration with different slopes. The use of chaotic vs. laminar mixers is discussed in the context of microfluidic devices providing rapid switching and generating temporal waves of concentration. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3687379]
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