US Patent:
20180238830, Aug 23, 2018
Inventors:
- Little Rock AR, US
Christena Nash - Roswell GA, US
Sai Kumar - Johns Creek GA, US
Timothy Muldoon - Fayetteville AR, US
Kartik Balachandran - Fayetteville AR, US
Adair Claycomb - Arlington TX, US
Matthew D. Gerner - Fayetteville AR, US
Joshua Hutcheson - Fayetteville AR, US
Foysal Z. Khan - Fayetteville AR, US
Amy Powless - Rogers AR, US
Sandra Prieto - Siloam Springs AR, US
Preston G. Scrape - Jonesboro AR, US
Melissa C. Weston - Duncan OK, US
David Parette - Fayetteville AR, US
Assignee:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - Little Rock AR
International Classification:
G01N 27/447
B01L 3/00
Abstract:
A magnetohydrodynamic microfluidic system and a method of pumping a fluid using a magnetohydrodynamic system are disclosed. The method includes applying at least one of an electric current and an electric voltage to a first modified electrode and a second electrode to generate an ionic current between the first modified electrode and the second electrode and to cause a current carrying species to move to or from the modified electrode, applying a magnetic field perpendicular to an ionic current vector, the magnetic field and the ionic current combining to induce flow of the fluid in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and the ionic current vector, and maintaining fluid flow by recharging the modified electrode.
