We propose a new microfluid chip for transporting micro and nano particles.The device consists of chemical stripe pathways full of fuel species,which can be realized in experiments by chemical surface reactions that f...We propose a new microfluid chip for transporting micro and nano particles.The device consists of chemical stripe pathways full of fuel species,which can be realized in experiments by chemical surface reactions that form spatiotemporal patterns.A mesoscopic model is constructed to simulate the transport dynamics of nanodimers passing through the chip.It is found that the increases of the volume fraction and radius of the dimer both decrease the first reach time although the underlying mechanisms are different:the volume fraction affects the probability of touching and entering the chip while the radius determines the self-propulsion within the chip.The transport efficiency is influenced by the size of the particles.展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Grant Nos.LR17A050001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11974094 and 11674080).
文摘We propose a new microfluid chip for transporting micro and nano particles.The device consists of chemical stripe pathways full of fuel species,which can be realized in experiments by chemical surface reactions that form spatiotemporal patterns.A mesoscopic model is constructed to simulate the transport dynamics of nanodimers passing through the chip.It is found that the increases of the volume fraction and radius of the dimer both decrease the first reach time although the underlying mechanisms are different:the volume fraction affects the probability of touching and entering the chip while the radius determines the self-propulsion within the chip.The transport efficiency is influenced by the size of the particles.