TY - GEN
T1 - Practical Assessment of Payload- Header Switching in Microfluidic Networks
AU - Hamidović, Medina
AU - Fink, Gerold
AU - Wille, Robert
AU - Springer, Andreas
AU - Haselmayr, Werner
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ACM.
PY - 2021/9/7
Y1 - 2021/9/7
N2 - To this date, microfluidic networks have been dominantly evaluated theoretically, with very few existing experimental proofs to validate the proposed concepts. In this work, we focus on practical assessment of the crucial part of such networks-microfluidic switching. This way, we aim at closing the existing gap between theory and practice. In particular, we practically realize and investigate payload-header switching in microfluidic networks. First, we introduce different switching mechanisms. Then, the most promising approach, mainly distance-based switching is practically evaluated. Finally, the switching method is discussed and assessed. Channel noise effects, such as interdroplet distance reduction are also discussed and experimentally evaluated.
AB - To this date, microfluidic networks have been dominantly evaluated theoretically, with very few existing experimental proofs to validate the proposed concepts. In this work, we focus on practical assessment of the crucial part of such networks-microfluidic switching. This way, we aim at closing the existing gap between theory and practice. In particular, we practically realize and investigate payload-header switching in microfluidic networks. First, we introduce different switching mechanisms. Then, the most promising approach, mainly distance-based switching is practically evaluated. Finally, the switching method is discussed and assessed. Channel noise effects, such as interdroplet distance reduction are also discussed and experimentally evaluated.
KW - Microfluidic network
KW - channel noise
KW - switching
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115677032&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3477206.3477451
DO - 10.1145/3477206.3477451
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85115677032
T3 - Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NANOCOM 2021
BT - Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NANOCOM 2021
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 8th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NANOCOM 2021
Y2 - 7 September 2021 through 9 September 2021
ER -