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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Kavanagh, DM | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Kersaudy-Kerhoas, M | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Pavuluri, SK | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Dhariwal, RS | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Desmulliez, MPY | - |
| dc.contributor.author | 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009) | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-08T09:15:07Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-08T09:15:07Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Brunel University, West London, UK, 01-02 September 2009 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-902316-72-7 | - |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-902316-73-4 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6887 | - |
| dc.description | This paper was presented at the 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), which was held at Brunel University, West London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IPEM, the Italian Union of Thermofluid dynamics, the Process Intensification Network, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Blood separation is a strategic preliminary step in preparation to on-chip biological analysis. Two microfluidic devices for on-chip blood separation are presented. Both devices will be integrated to form the separation module of a Lab on Chip for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. In the first device, a blood plasma separator, the separation of blood cells from plasma is made possible in microchannels by bio-physical effects such as an axial migration effect and Zweifach-Fung bifurcation law. Behaviour of mussel and human blood suspensions were studied alongside the effect of different geometries. The second device aims to separate fetal nucleated red blood cells based on their magnetic susceptibility. Biocompatible materials are used in the manufacturing of both devices. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) through the funding of the Grand Challenge Project ‘3DMintegration’, reference EP/C534212/1. This work has also been supported by the EPSRC through a Doctoral Training Account (DTA) and has been performed at the Microsystems Engineering Centre (MISEC), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. We thank Tim Ryan and Phil Summersgill, Epigem Ltd. for the fabrication of the blood plasma chips. The fabrication work was carried out in the Fluence Microfluidics Application Centre supported by the DTI and the OneNE Regional Development Agency as part of the UK's MNT Network. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Brunel University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Microfluidic devices | en_US |
| dc.subject | Blood separation | en_US |
| dc.subject | SU8 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Microchannel | en_US |
| dc.title | Fabrication and testing of microfluidic devices for blood cell separation | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference Paper | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Brunel Institute for Bioengineering (BIB) The Brunel Collection | |
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| MNF2009.pdf | 764.8 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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