A single-channel microparticle sieve based on Brownian ratchets
Author(s) -
Simon Verleger,
Andrej Grimm,
Christian Kreuter,
Huei Ming Tan,
J.A. van Kan,
Artur Erbe,
Elke Scheer,
Johan R. C. van der Maarel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lab on a chip
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.064
H-Index - 210
eISSN - 1473-0197
pISSN - 1473-0189
DOI - 10.1039/c2lc21089d
Subject(s) - sieve (category theory) , brownian motion , microparticle , separation (statistics) , channel (broadcasting) , nanotechnology , class (philosophy) , biological system , physics , chemistry , materials science , mathematics , computer science , optics , biology , combinatorics , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , statistics , quantum mechanics
We present a novel device for the separation of microparticles in a single channel, which is made of inversely asymmetric Brownian ratchets. It enables separation into two different fractions with an adjustable threshold and can be modeled with good agreement. This device serves as proof of concept for an extremely compact class of microsieves.
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