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      Inertial microfluidics.

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      Lab on a chip
      Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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          Abstract

          Despite the common wisdom that inertia does not contribute to microfluidic phenomena, recent work has shown a variety of useful effects that depend on fluid inertia for applications in enhanced mixing, particle separation, and bioparticle focusing. Due to the robust, fault-tolerant physical effects employed and high rates of operation, inertial microfluidic systems are poised to have a critical impact on high-throughput separation applications in environmental cleanup and physiological fluids processing, as well as bioparticle focusing applications in clinical diagnostics. In this review I will discuss the recent accelerated progress in developing prototype inertial microfluidic systems for a variety of applications and attempt to clarify the fundamental fluid dynamic effects that are being exploited. Finally, since this a nascent area of research, I will suggest some future promising directions exploiting fluid inertia on the microscale.

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          Journal
          Lab Chip
          Lab on a chip
          Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
          1473-0197
          1473-0189
          Nov 07 2009
          : 9
          : 21
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Bioengineering and California NanoSystems Institute, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. dicarlo@seas.ucla.edu
          Article
          10.1039/b912547g
          19823716
          9751b2b6-be6a-4e4c-a790-192d1fbb141f
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