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2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Thermofluid Physics of Drops for Digital Microfluidics

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K23491
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0301:Mechanics of materials, production engineering, design engineering, fluid engineering, thermal engineering, mechanical dynamics, robotics, aerospace engineering, marine and maritime engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

Kita Yutaku  九州大学, 工学研究院, 助教 (40840616)

Project Period (FY) 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
Keywords液滴 / マランゴニ対流 / 流れ可視化 / 蒸発 / 赤外線サーモグラフィ / 接触角
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present project investigates the effect of drop geometry i.e. volume and contact angle on the stability of internal flows of pure water drop which is heated locally. A laser is used to heat the substrate, providing an artificial thermal gradient over the drop which drives surface-tension driven Marangoni convection. Using several coating materials, the contact angle is tuned in a range between 70 and 150 degrees. The thermal activities and corresponding flows are monitored with infrared thermography.

Free Research Field

熱流体工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

医療分析や創薬研究への応用が期待される次世代マイクロ流体デバイスにおいて,液滴をマイクロリアクタとして利用しようという流れがある.その中で液滴は試料混合・反応・検出という機能を果たすが,そのために液滴内部の熱流動現象を理解し,制御するための技術を確立させる必要がある.本研究は,局所加熱による液滴内部対流の発生および制御を行うという,アクティブ液滴制御の先駆け的な取り組みである.本研究ではレーザを用いて液滴を加熱したが,実用面ではマイクロ流体チップに搭載が容易なマイクロヒータでも同様の効果が得られる.まだ液滴のアクティブ制御はまだ黎明期であるため,本研究がこの分野にもたらす貢献度は非常に大きい.

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Published: 2022-01-27  

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