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High Speed Droplet-based Delivery System for Passive Pumping in Microfluidic Devices

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Highly efficient passive Tesla valves for microfluidic applications.

Sebastian Bohm^1,2,3, Hai Binh Phi^2,3,4, Ayaka Moriyama⁵

¹Theoretical Physics I, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Weimarer Straße 25, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.

Microsystems & Nanoengineering

|September 12, 2022

Summary

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Optimized Tesla valves achieve high efficiency at low flow rates, crucial for microfluidic systems. This novel design offers significant advantages for passive valve applications.

Keywords:

Engineering Microfluidics Nanofluidics

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Area of Science:

Microfluidics
Fluid Dynamics
Mechanical Engineering

Background:

Passive valves offer advantages in microfluidic systems.
Existing Tesla valves face efficiency challenges at low flow rates.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an optimized Tesla valve design for efficient low-flow operation in microfluidics.
To create easily fabricable and compact valve structures for microfluidic integration.

Main Methods:

Multistage optimization using topological optimization and finite element method (FEM).
Shallow-channel approximation for 2D numerical optimization.
3D extrusion of optimized designs for fabrication.
Experimental characterization including diodicity measurement and micro-particle image velocimetry (μPIV).

Main Results:

Achieved diodicity up to 1.8 at a Reynolds number of 36 (20 μl/s).
Good agreement between experimental diodicity measurements and 3D simulations.
Reasonable agreement observed between measured and simulated flow profiles using μPIV.

Conclusions:

The developed multistage optimization method successfully yields efficient Tesla valves for low-flow microfluidic applications.
The optimized designs are suitable for fabrication using standard microfabrication techniques.
The study validates the simulation approach through experimental comparison, paving the way for cost-effective microfluidic systems.