Rapid and Controllable Digital Microfluidic Heating Using AlN/Si Rayleigh Surface Acoustic Waves

Yong Wang, Qian Zhang, Dongyang Chen, Ran Tao, Yangyang Guan, Zhonggui Xu, Richard Fu, Jin Xie*, Richard Fu

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Abstract

This paper reports a rapid and controllable digital microfluidic heating system, which is based on a PDMS chamber to hold the liquid and a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device to heat the liquid. Effects of substrate heat dissipation on the temperature stability of SAW heating are studied, and the SAW heating for piezoelectric substrate, sessile droplet and the liquid in PDMS chamber is investigated. Results show that for the sessile droplet, it is difficult to gain a stable temperature at a high power due to significant SAW streaming effects. Whereas the liquid temperate in PDMS chamber can be digitally controlled by the input SAW power and the SAW heating shows good temperature stability and repeatability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1098-1101
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728135809
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2020
Event33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 18 Jan 202022 Jan 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Volume2020-January
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period18/01/2022/01/20

Keywords

  • Acoustic heating
  • AlN film
  • PDMS
  • SAW

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