Herringbone Mixer Chip 1460 by microfluidic ChipShop

Description

Herringbone Mixer Chip 1460 by Microfluidic ChipShop

Mixing fluids is crucial in microfluidics. Since in micro- and macrofluidics you almost always deal with laminar flow, diffusion typically governs mixing. However, because diffusion is very slow, you need to somehow improve mixing conditions. For instance by enlongating the channel length to better the conditions for diffusion or introducing turbulence to speed up the mixing process. The Herringbone mixer chip introduces turbulence via a herringbone structure, mix two fluids and extract the result at the output of the chip. This chip has two different types of structures, each appearing twice, for a total of four mixing structures.

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Because of the herringbone structure this chip is also the ideal tool for generating homogeneous Lipid nanoparticle (LNPs), the size of the particles beeing dependent on the size of Herringbine structure as well as the flowrate ration of the organic and aquaeous phases.

Specifications:

• Microfluidic Chip Features:
  • Two pairs of mixer structures.
  • Passive mixer, no moving parts.
  • Material: PC.
  • Fitted with microfluidic ChipShop’s mini luer connections.
  • Dimensions: 75.5 mm x 25.5 mm x 1.5 mm (microscope slide size).

• Channel Dimensions:
  • Structure A:
    • Channel depth: 200 µm
    • Channel width: 600 µm
  • Structure B:
    • Channel depth: 100 µm
    • Channel width: 400 µm