WO2007128045A1 - Systèmes de microfluidique utilisant l'énergie acoustique superficielle et leur procédé d'utilisation - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to microfluidic systems and methods of using such systems, and is in particular directed to microfluidic systems using acoustic energy for the manipulation of fluid and particles suspended within that fluid.
- a simple microfluidic system would typically include a substrate formed of material such as silicon, glass, polymeric film or thermoplastic in which is etched, laser cut or moulded microfluidic channels. Such channels would typically have at least one dimension of less than 1 mm. A cover may also be provided over the channels to enclose them. A syringe or a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) may then be used to transport fluids, and any associated reagents or analytes through these channels.
- MEMS microelectromechanical system
- More sophisticated microfluidic systems utilise piezoelectric actuators which are actuated for vibration using electrical excitation.
- capillaries are mounted on or mechanically coupled to such an actuator to thereby allow for ultrasonic vibration of the capillary.
- This has a particular application in the concentration of biological ; material within pressure nodes located within the acoustic standing wave generated by the vibration of the capillary.
- the major disadvantages of such capillary based systems are difficulties in pumping fluids through the capillaries to reliably perform what are routine laboratory functions on the micro-scaie and the subsequent removal of the fluid and the concentrated material from the capillaries. All the above described applications use a continuous flow of fluid through channels or capillaries.
- RF radio frequency
- One such system uses a piezoelectric substrate upon which the surface of the piezoelectric substrate is located at least one interdigital electrode. Application of a RF input to the electrodes generates within the piezoelectric substrate surface a surface acoustic wave (SAW), also known as a "Rayleigh” wave.
- SAW surface acoustic wave
- the SAW excitation of the substrate surface acts to displace or manipulate one or more liquid droplets located on that surface.
- Lithium Niobate LiNbOa
- SAW generation Lithium Niobate
- This material is however susceptible to damage from contact to fluids that are corrosive in nature. Such fluids therefore cannot be placed in direct contract with; the substrate.
- it is not practical to produce channels within such a substrate limiting its applicability in continuous flow microfluidic applications.
- a microfluidic system including: a piezoelectric substrate; • ⁇ > . .
- a wave generation means for generating a wave in the piezoelectric substrate; and a rigid secondary substrate coupled to said piezoelectric substrate and providing a working surface for the system, the secondary substrate being formed of a relatively easily fabricated and/or chemically inert material; the coupling of the piezoelectric substrate with the secondary substrate being provided by a fluid coupling layer located between the piezoelectric substrate and the secondary substrate overlaying the piezoelectric substrate.
- the wave generation means may generate a surface acoustic wave (SAW) in the surface of the piezoelectric substrate. This wave may then be transferred to the surface of the rigid secondary substrate. It is however also envisaged that other forms of waves could be used in this system to deliver acoustic energy to the secondary substrate including bulk acoustic waves (BAW), surface-skimming bulk waves (SSBW) and shear surface acoustic waves (SH-SAW).
- the rigid substrate may be made from glass, Si ⁇ 2 , thermoplastic or other rigid materials. These materials are relatively chemically inert so as not to react to contact with corrosive fluids. The use of a chemically inert rigid substrate allows the microfluidic system to be used for corrosive fluids.
- these materials may also be of lower cost than more expensive piezoelectric materials, and may also be easier to machine or etch or mould channels and other surface features in that substrate.
- the rigid substrate may for example be provided by a conventional laboratory glass slide.
- the coupling of the piezoelectric substrate with the rigid secondary substrate may be achieved by means of a fluid coupling layer.
- the fluid may be a moderate viscosity fluid such as H 2 O, although the use of other fluids of lower and higher viscosities is also envisaged.
- the fluid coupling layer separates the opposing surfaces of the substrates such that there is no direct physical contact between the substrates.
- any solid layer such as a solidified adhesive layer as a coupling between the piezoelectric substrate and secondary substrate may act to absorb and suppress the SAW wave preventing its distribution to the secondary substrate, since almost all adhesives have extremely high acoustic losses.
- the secondary substrate may not be permanently attached to ,the piezoelectric substrate. This means that relatively inexpensive secondary substrates as simple as a glass slide would be used and then discarded while the relatively expensive piezoelectric substrate and wave generation means can be reused.
- the piezoelectric substrate itself may be conventionally formed from Lithium Niobate (LiNbOs).
- Other types of piezoelectric material may also be used as it is possible to induce waves in polycrystalline piezoelectric material including barium titanate (BiTaOa), lead zirconium titanate (PZT or PbZrOs, often used with dopants to improve performance), zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminium nitride (AIN), and single crystal materials like lithium tantalate (LiTaO 3 ), quartz, langasite (La 3 Ga 5 SiO 14 ), and gallium orthophosphate (GaPO 4 ) (this may be applicable for high temperature applications; the coupling fluid could then be a metal, and permit us to make high-temperature atomized particles of caustic solutions).
- barium titanate BaOa
- PZT or PbZrOs lead zirconium titanate
- ZnO zinc oxide
- single crystal materials like lithium tantalate
- the wave generation means may include at least one interdigital electrode deposited on the piezoelectric substrate, and electrical supply means for applying an RF input into the electrode. It is however also envisaged that other types of transducers could be used to generate the SAW wave or other waves in the piezoelectric substrate.
- the piezoelectric substrate may be elongate in shape having opposing ends, and at least one said interdigital electrode may be located at one end thereof. Preferably, an interdigital electrode can be provided at opposing ends of the piezoelectric substrate.
- the secondary substrate and fluid coupling layer may then be located over the piezoelectric substrate between the electrodes. These interdigital electrodes will therefore be located away from and will not be covered by the secondary substrate.
- the fluid coupling layer may be in the form of a liquid droplet upon which the secondary substrate is overlaid.
- the liquid droplet may be located away from the electrodes.
- the use of the fluid coupling layer means that the secondary substrate does not need to be aligned perfectly parallel to the surface of the piezoelectric substrate.
- at least one interdigital electrode may be located under the secondary substrate and therefore at least partially within the fluid coupling layer. Preferably a number pf said electrodes may be located under the secondary substrate. This arrangement which will be subsequently described in more detail, is particularly useful when microfluidic channels are provided in the secondary substrate, and different SAW waves are distributed along different sections of the channels.
- a method of synthesizing zeolite nanocrystals using the above described microfluidic system includes applying on the working surface a liquid droplet of a solution predominantly comprising NaOH, H 3 PO 4 , silica and sodium aluminate, and a gelling polymer, with ethanol and/or water as solvent, and applying a SAW vibration to the working surface sufficient to cause atomisation of the fluid droplet thereby leading to the generation of said zeolite nanocrystals.
- the secondary substrate may be provided with microfluidic channels through which fluid can be delivered, and at least one electrode may be provided under the secondary substrate on the piezoelectric substrate to thereby apply waves to fluid passing through those channels.
- at least two supply channels may be provided, the supply channels coming together at a mixer zone.
- Reactants passing through each supply channel may be mixed at the mixer zone by means of an interdigital electrode located near the zone and generating a SAW wave in that mixer zone to thereby facilitate mixing and/or reacting of the reactants.
- Following the mixing zone may be a test zone where the mixed reactants can be analysed.
- Integrated circuit devices may be located on the secondary substrate to analyse the mixed reactants within the channel of the test zone.
- Opposing electrodes on either side 'of the test zone channel may apply a SAW wave to the test zone to facilitate the reaction therein.
- Downstream from the test zone may be provided a steering device provided by a further electrode provided near a channel junction which separates into at least two discharge channels.
- the electrode may generate a SAW wave as required to allow the reacted product to pass along one discharge channel where the reacted result is positive, or along another discharge channel acting as a waste channel when the reacted product is unacceptable.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of a first preferred embodiment of a microfluidic system according to the present invention
- Figure 2 is a partial side view of the microfluidic system of Figure 1 showing its application in caustic solution atomisation;
- Figure 3a is a partial side view of a second preferred embodiment of the microfluidic system according to the present invention.
- Figure 3b is a partial plane view of the microfluidic system of Figure 3a.
- microfluidic system according to a first preferred embodiment of a microfluidic system according to the present invention includes an elongate piezoelectric substrate 1 having an upper surface 3.
- Wave generation means in the form of lnterdigital electrodes 5 are deposited on the surface 3 at opposing ends of the piezoelectric substrate 1.
- a radio frequency (RF) input 7 is provided to each of the interdigital electrodes 5.
- This pulse excitation of the interdigital electrodes 5 results in a surface acoustic wave (SAW) wave 9 within the piezoelectric substrate of a surface 3.
- SAW surface acoustic wave
- the SAW wave may be either a standing or a travelling wave generated within the upper surface 3.
- the frequency of the pulse excitation can typically be in the order of between 10 to 1000 MHz, although this frequency can vary depending on the application of the microfluidic system.
- a rigid secondary substrate 11 Located above the upper surface 3 is a rigid secondary substrate 11 , with a liquid droplet 13 being provided between the piezoelectric substrate upper surface 3 and the secondary substrate 11 to provide a fluid coupling layer 13 therebetween.
- the secondary substrate 11 is formed of relatively chemically inert material such as glass. This enables fluid droplets 15 of caustic solution to be supported on the working surface 12 of the secondary substrate 11. This caustic solution would otherwise corrode the surface of the piezoelectric substrate 1 if applied directly on to that surface 3.
- Figure 2 illustrates a particular application of the microfluidic system according to the present invention where fluid can be atomised mechanically due to the vibration of the working surface 12 when the SAW wave is distributed to the secondary substrate 11.
- the microfluidic device according to the present invention may be used to synthesize aluminosilicate or silicoaluminophosphate zeolite nanocrystals.
- Zeolites are used in many industrial applications, for example in the production of gas separation membranes where the zeolite is embedded in a polymer matrix. It is at present difficult to synthesize zeolite nanostructures using conventional techniques.
- the microfluidic system according to the present invention however facilitates the production of zeolite nanocrystals. This is achieved by using the system to atomise fluid droplets 15 of a caustic solution predominantly comprising NaOH, H 3 PO 4 , silica and sodium aluminate, and a gelling polymer, with ethanol and/or water as solvent.
- These fluid droplets 15 can be applied to the working surface 12 of the secondary substrate 11 which, being chemically inert, will not be corroded by that caustic fluid.
- High frequency electric fields of 10 MHz to as much as 2 GHz may be applied to the electrodes 5 in order to induce exceptionally shallow ( ⁇ 5 wavelengths) mechanical SAW vibrations along the piezoelectric substrate surface 3.
- Placement of a liquid droplet 15 upon the working surface 12 permits transmission of this acoustic energy into the droplet which appears at the droplet's surface as a capillary wave.
- the droplet With sufficient acoustic power input into the droplet, usually over 0.5W and dependent upon the viscosity of the droplet and its size, the droplet is atomized by generation of small particles that form via breakage and separation at each of the capillary wave peaks.
- SAW atomization The advantages of SAW atomization are its high energy density, efficient piezoelectric energy conversion, and straightforward particle size control method. Moreover, the power requirement, typically a continuous 2-5 W, is low, allowing the design of a compact device. Recent studies by the Applicant have demonstrated the possibility of generating copious (several mL/min) amounts of nanodrops of 10-1000 nm in diameter.
- copious (several mL/min) amounts of nanodrops of 10-1000 nm in diameter The wayelength of the capillary wave in the fluid is directly related to the wavelength of the SAW radiation along the substrate surface, and so the atomized droplet size is controlled by the frequency of the SAW and the physical characteristics of the fluid set atop the working surface 12.
- FIGS. 3a and 3b show an alternative preferred embodiment of the microfluidic system of the present invention.
- the use of the same reference numerals for corresponding features is used in the description of this alternative arrangement for clarity reasons.
- This second preferred embodiment also includes a piezoelectric substrate 1 having an upper surface 3.
- a secondary substrate 11 is also located above the upper surface 3, with a fluid coupling layer 13 being provided therebetween.
- the principal differences are that a plurality of interdigital electrodes are located under the secondary substrate 11 , and a series of channels 17 are provided within the working surface 12 of the secondary substrate 11.
- the microfluidic channels 17 include a pair of supply channels 19a and 19b through which different reactants can be separately supplied.
- the supply channels 19a, 19b merge at a mixer zone 21 where the different reactants can mix and react.
- Located adjacent to the mixer zone 21 is a first curved interdigital electrode 23 which distributes a SAW wave through the fluid coupling 13 to the mixer zone to facilitate mixing of the reactants therein.
- the mixed reactants then move to a test zone 25 located downstream from the mixer zone 21.
- a test arrangement (not shown) can be located on the secondary substrate 11 adjacent the test zone 25 to enable analysis of the mixed reactants located within the test zone 25.
- IC devices could be readily secured to the working surface 12 adjacent the test zone 25.
- Opposing interdigital electrodes 27 are located on opposing sides of the test zone 25 to thereby allow for the distribution of a further SAW wave to the test zone 25 to facilitate the reaction of the mixed reactants. Downstream from the test zone 25 are two discharge channels 29a and 29b. A second curved interdigital electrode 31 is located adjacent the junction 28 of the two discharge channels 29a, 29b. The secondary interdigital electrode can be selectively actuated to direct the next reactants through one of the discharge channels 29a where the reacted results is positive or along the other discharge channel 29b when the reacted product is unacceptable.
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L'invention porte sur un système de microfluidique comprenant: Un substrat piézoélectrique (1), un générateur d'ondes (5) produisant des ondes à l'intérieur du substrat piézoélectrique, un substrat rigide (11) relié au substrat piézoélectrique (1) et servant de surface de travail (12) au système. Le substrat rigide (11) peut être fait d'un matériau relativement inerte chimiquement. Le couplage du substrat piézoélectrique (1) et du substrat rigide (11) étant assuré par une couche fluide située entre eux et recouvrant le substrat piézoélectrique (1). Dans une application, le système peut servir à synthétiser des nanocristaux de zéolite par atomisation de gouttelettes liquides (15).
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