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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2018
Magnetohydrodynamic microfluidic systems including modified electrodes and methods of using the same
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Ingrid Fritsch, Fayetteville, AR (US);
David Parette, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Foysal Z. Khan, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (US);
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.