Magnetohydrodynamic Microfluidic Systems including Modified Electrodes and Methods of using the Same
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
6-5-2018
Abstract
A magnetohydrodynamic microfluidic system and a method of pumping a fluid using a magnetohydrodynamic system are disclosed. The method includes applying at least one of an electric current and an electric voltage to a first modified electrode and a second electrode to generate an ionic current between the first modified electrode and the second electrode and to cause a current carrying species to move to or from the modified electrode, applying a magnetic field perpendicular to an ionic current vector, the magnetic field and the ionic current combining to induce flow of the fluid in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and the ionic current vector, and maintaining fluid flow by recharging the modified electrode.
Department
Biomedical Engineering; Chemistry & Biochemistry; Microelectronics-Photonics
Patent Number
US9989452
Application Number
US 20160146756
Application Published
5-26-2016
Application Filed
11-24-2015
Assignee
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)
Citation
Fritsch, I., Nash, C. K., Kumar, S., Muldoon, T. J., Balachandran, K., Claycomb, A., Gerner, M. D., Hutcheson, J., Khan, M., Powless, A. J., Prieto, S., Scrape, P. G., & Weston, M. C. (2018). Magnetohydrodynamic Microfluidic Systems including Modified Electrodes and Methods of using the Same. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/520
Comments
Ingrid Fritsch, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Christena Kayl Nash, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Timothy J. Muldoon, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Kartik Balachandran, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Adair Claycomb, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Matthew D. Gerner, Microelectronics-Photonics Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Joshua Hutcheson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Foysal Z. Khan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Amy Jaclynn Powless, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Sandra Prieto, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Preston G. Scrape, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Melissa Christine Weston, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR