TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bae, Albert J.
A1  - Beta, Carsten
A1  - Bodenschatz, Eberhard
T1  - Rapid switching of chemical signals in microfluidic devices
N2  - We present an analysis of concentration switching times in microfluidic devices. The limits of rapid switching are analyzed based on the theory of dispersion by Taylor and Aris and compared to both experiments and numerical simulations. We focus on switching times obtained by photo-activation of caged compounds in a micro-flow (flow photolysis). The performance of flow photolysis is compared to other switching techniques. A flow chart is provided to facilitate the application of our theoretical analysis to microfluidic switching devices.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/31563
UR  - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/JournalIssues/LC
SN  - 1473-0197
ER  -