Issue 2, 2011

Enhancement by optical force of separation in pinched flow fractionation

Abstract

A method for improving the size-based particle separation technique known as pinched flow fractionation (PFF) has been demonstrated experimentally and analyzed by performing numerical calculations. Since the particles in the pinched region are pushed by an optical scattering force, the original particle position with respect to the wall is modulated. This position modulation in the pinched region is amplified in the broadened region along the streamline. This enhancement of separation is achieved by imposing an optical force on the original PFF design. Three different polystyrene latexes (PSLs) with diameters of 2, 5, and 10 μm were separated with PFF and optically enhanced PFF (OEPFF) devices. The separations achieved with the two devices were compared and enhancements in the separation distance by factors of up to approximately 15 were achieved. Theoretical calculations were also performed to interpret these results.

Graphical abstract: Enhancement by optical force of separation in pinched flow fractionation

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Article information

Article type
Technical Note
Submitted
22 Jul 2010
Accepted
10 Sep 2010
First published
19 Oct 2010

Lab Chip, 2011,11, 354-357

Enhancement by optical force of separation in pinched flow fractionation

K. H. Lee, S. B. Kim, K. S. Lee and H. J. Sung, Lab Chip, 2011, 11, 354 DOI: 10.1039/C0LC00225A

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