Xue, Xiangdong, Patel, Mayur K., Bailey, Chris ORCID: 0000-0002-9438-3879, Kersaudy-Kerhoas, Maïwenn and Desmulliez, Marc P.Y. (2009) Parametrical modeling and design optimization of blood plasma separation device with microchannel mechanism. In: Electronic Components and Technology. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Piscataway, NJ, USA, 1970 -1976. ISBN 978-1-4244-4476-2 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC.2009.5074291)

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Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of biofluid behavior in a T-shaped microchannel device and a design optimization for improved biofluid performance in terms of particle liquid separation. The biofluid is modeled with single phase shear rate non-Newtonian flow with blood property. The separation of red blood cell from plasma is evident based on biofluid distribution in the microchannels against various relevant effects and findings, including Zweifach-Fung bifurcation law, Fahraeus effect, Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect and cell free phenomenon. The modeling with the initial device shows that this T-microchannel device can separate red blood cell from plasma but the separation efficiency among different bifurcations varies largely. In accordance with the imbalanced performance, a design optimization is conducted. This includes implementing a series of simulations to investigate the effect of the lengths of the main and branch channels to biofluid behavior and searching an improved design with optimal separation performance. It is found that changing relative lengths of branch channels is effective to both uniformity of flow rate ratio among bifurcations and reduction of difference of the flow velocities between the branch channels, whereas extending the length of the main channel from bifurcation region is only effective for uniformity of flow rate ratio.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	Electronic Components and Technology
Additional Information:	[1] This paper forms part of the proceedings of the 59th Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 2009 (ECTC 2009), held 26-29 May 2009, in San Diego, California, USA. ©2009 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	biofluid behavior, microchannel device, design optimization, particle liquid separation, T-microchannel device, blood plasma separation
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Mathematical Sciences
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Last Modified:	13 Mar 2019 11:32
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/1510

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