I am trying to make a PDMS based microfluidic channel that includes a microfluidic design to enable flow of fluid in a particular direction. I am still new to this field, and would appreciate any resources.
Hello Hussam,
Not sure I understood the question, what to you mean by flow a fluid in a particular direction?
To create a flow, you need:
*a channel
*and a source of energy, for example a pump, or a difference in fluid height or surface tension in the inlet compared to the oulet.
Best
Théo Aspert Thank you for your feedback, with a microfluidic diode, I meant to have the feature of the fluid moving in one direction only.
I was not sure you meant this, because this is a quite uncommon application! (Though exciting).
I would suggest this kind of device based on a microbead (you might have check it already) as I think it is the simpliest (as far as I know) way to do it.
10.1039/C3LC51069G
10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170118
And as a bonus, this nice review video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5tkJLOSgyo
Best of luck !
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