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Controlling colloidal flow through a microfluidic Y-junction.

Alexander P Antonov¹, Matthew Terkel^2,3, Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl¹

¹Institut für Theoretische Physik II: Weiche Materie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Communications Physics

|April 21, 2025

Summary

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Controlling colloidal particle flow in microfluidic Y-junctions is possible by tuning particle interactions and confinement. Repulsive forces prevent clogging and steer particle distribution, while attractive forces cause particles to aggregate.

Keywords:

Colloids Fluid dynamics

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Area of Science:

Physics
Colloid Science
Microfluidics

Background:

Microscopic particles in microfluidic devices can cause flow reduction and device failure.
Bifurcation points in microfluidic channels are prone to particle accumulation and clogging.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the control of colloidal particle flow dynamics in microfluidic Y-junctions.
To explore how particle interactions and confinement influence particle behavior at bifurcations.

Main Methods:

Combination of experimental studies and numerical simulations.
Investigation of magnetizable colloids flowing through a symmetric Y-junction.
Tuning of inter-particle interactions (attractive/repulsive) and confinement.

Main Results:

Repulsive particle interactions successfully avoid clogging induced by stagnation points.
Attractive interactions lead to particle aggregation and flow through a single gate.
Repulsive interactions promote alternating flow through both gates, enhancing particle distribution.
Particle assembly, including buckling, is tunable via interactions and channel geometry.

Conclusions:

Particle-induced clogging in microfluidic Y-junctions can be mitigated through controlled repulsive interactions.
Inter-particle forces offer a method to steer particle distribution and assembly dynamics within microfluidic devices.
Microfluidic device performance and particle manipulation can be optimized by tuning colloidal interactions and channel geometry.