Microfluidics: HYbriD Resonant Acoustics (HYDRA) (Adv. Mater. 10/2016). Issue 10 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rezk, Amgad R.; Tan, James K.; Yeo, Leslie Y.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 28:Issue 10(2016)
• Page Start: 2088
• Page End: 2088
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: microfluidics -- nebulization -- piezoelectric material -- surface acoustic wave -- ultrasound; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201670069
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : On page 1970, L. Y. Yeo and co‐workers unravel and elucidate the existence of what they term a surface reflected bulk wave (SRBW), and show, quite counterintuitively, that it is possible to obtain an order‐of‐magnitude improvement in microfluidic manipulation efficiency, and, in particular, nebulization, through a unique combination of surface and bulk waves without increasing the complexity or cost.