微离心机:控制咖啡环效应,在有图案的基板上使用表面声波
Taehong Kim1, Arezoo M Ardekani1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, United States.
Journal of colloid and interface science
|October 11, 2025
概括
这项研究引入了带有微槽的声学离心机,以防止颗粒在滴滴边缘聚集. 该设备能够从较大的液体体积中均地沉积纳米粒子,克服了先前方法的局限性.
科学领域:
- 体和接口科学科学
- 微流体学 微流体学
- 纳米技术 纳米技术
背景情况:
- 咖啡环效应导致粒子在蒸发过程中在滴滴边缘积聚,阻碍了诸如喷墨印刷和生物传感等应用.
- 目前的缓解策略通常涉及化学污染或复杂的环境控制.
- 开发统一的颗粒沉积方法对于先进的材料组装至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 提出和验证一种利用表面声波 (SAW) 和微型槽的声学离心装置.
- 在滴水蒸发过程中保持高的接触角度,以保持均的颗粒分布.
- 克服现有的控制颗粒沉积方法的局限性.
主要方法:
- 用微型制造的集中圆形槽制造薄的PDMS基板.
- 使用表面声波 (SAWs) 来产生声力来激活滴滴.
- 在滴水蒸发过程中纳米粒子行为的微观可视化.
主要成果:
- 声学离心机有效地减轻了咖啡环效应,将残留物直径减少到平面表面的20%左右.
- 纳米颗粒被集中并在滴滴中心均分布.
- 该设备成功处理了超过30μl的滴滴体积,与以前的声学方法相比,这是一个显著的改进.
结论:
- 拟议的声学离心机为均纳米粒子沉积提供了一种有效,可适应和可重复使用的解决方案.
- 这项技术有可能在需要精确颗粒放置的应用中显著减少生产时间和成本.
- 微槽设计和SAW驱动提供了一种新的方法来控制滴水蒸发和颗粒组装.
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