@inproceedings{9e616ec3ccad479c857e0b97384c9fab,
title = "An electrothermal micromixer for molecular analysis",
abstract = "Diffusion is often the rate-limiting step in microfluidic-based biochemical analysis systems. In this paper, an alternative current electrothermal mixer for molecular diagnostic is presented. The mixer consists of a concentric electrode design integrated in a microfluidic cartridge. We investigated the electrothermal flow by visualizing the trajectories of seeded particles. The velocity shows a fourth power voltage dependence and is most efficient in the range of 200-600 kHz. By optimizing the design and operating conditions, we demonstrated enhancement of DNA hybridization with a 60-fold reduction in total assay time.",
author = "Sin, \{Mandy L.Y.\} and Vinay Gidwani and Vincent Gau and Wong, \{Pak Kin\}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/NEMS.2009.5068704",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781424446308",
series = "4th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2009",
pages = "827--831",
booktitle = "4th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2009",
note = "4th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2009 ; Conference date: 05-01-2009 Through 08-01-2009",
}