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Area of Science:

  • Microfluidics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems Engineering

Background:

  • Microfluidic devices are susceptible to performance degradation due to inherent flow rate fluctuations.
  • Existing microfluidic systems often face challenges in maintaining stable hydrodynamic flow, limiting their functional applications.
  • Unstable flow can compromise the precision and reliability of microfluidic experiments and operations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a novel fluidic low-pass filter (LPF) for stabilizing hydrodynamic flow in microfluidic devices.
  • To develop a quantitative metric, the pulsation index (PI), for assessing flow rate fluctuations.
  • To demonstrate the efficacy of the fluidic-LPF in regulating flow instability across various conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a fluidic-LPF comprising an air compliance unit (ACU) and a fluidic channel with high resistance (FCSP).
  • Application of a parametric identification method using a discrete parameter model to estimate time constants from transient responses.
  • Theoretical and experimental verification of the pulsation index (PI) formula by manipulating ACU parameters and flow conditions.

Main Results:

  • The pulsation index (PI) was found to be strongly dependent on time constants and inlet flow rate periods.
  • The proposed PI formula accurately quantifies flow fluctuations, with normalized differences between experimental and theoretical results below 6%.
  • The fluidic-LPF successfully regulated flow at low rates (~10 μL h⁻¹) and mitigated severe fluctuations (PI=0.67, periods=100s) in a microfluidic viscometer.

Conclusions:

  • The developed fluidic-LPF effectively stabilizes hydrodynamic flow in microfluidic systems.
  • The pulsation index (PI) provides a reliable method for quantifying flow instability and evaluating filter performance.
  • The fluidic-LPF offers a versatile and easily implementable solution for enhancing the performance of diverse microfluidic platforms requiring stable flow rates.