- 标题
- 摘要
- 关键词
- 实验方案
- 产品
-
Observation of water droplets oscillation due to laser induced Marangoni convection
摘要： In this paper, using experimental characterizations, we explore the motion of water droplets suspended in mineral oil under exposure of a focused continuous wave (CW) fiber laser beam. The laser beam exposure heats the surrounding oil medium as well. The temperature gradient generates thermocapillary (or Marangoni) convection flows. This approach uses infrared laser-induced thermocapillary-driven flow for manipulation of droplets in the range of 10 to 30 μm in diameter. The droplets are trapped in the convection flow and travel with thermocapillary convection flow (depending on the droplet sizes) along the streamline with high speed. This motion is observed at a certain critical power of the laser. The behavior of a droplet in response to thermally induced convection can be considered. we also examined the oscillatory behavior of the droplet on the xy plane. As expected, oscillation frequency/amplitude are linearly correlated to the droplet size.
关键词： Convection,Fiber laser,Marangoni force,Manipulation,Oscillation frequency,Thermocapillary,Temperature gradient
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
-
In-fibre particle manipulation and device assembly via laser induced thermocapillary convection
摘要： The ability to manipulate in-fibre particles is of technological and scientific significance, yet particle manipulation inside solid environment remains fundamentally challenging. Here we show an accurately controlled, non-contact, size- and material-independent method for manipulating in-fibre particles based on laser-induced thermocapillary convection. The laser liquefaction process transforms the fibre from a solid media into an ideal fluid environment and triggers the in-fibre thermocapillary convection. In-fibre particles, with diameter from submicron to hundreds of microns, can be migrated toward the designated position. The number of particles being migrated, the particle migration velocity and direction can be precisely controlled. As a proof-of-concept, the laser-induced flow currents lead to the migration-to-contact of dislocated in-fibre p- and n-type semiconductor particles and the forming of dual-particle p-n homo- and heterojunction directly in a fibre. This approach not only enables in-fibre device assembly to achieve multi-component fibre devices, but also provide fundamental insight for in-solid particle manipulation.
关键词： in-fibre particle manipulation,p-n junction,laser-induced thermocapillary convection,multi-component fibre devices
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
-
Thermometry of photosensitive and optically induced electrokinetics chips
摘要： Optically induced electrokinetics (OEK)-based technologies, which integrate the high-resolution dynamic addressability of optical tweezers and the high-throughput capability of electrokinetic forces, have been widely used to manipulate, assemble, and separate biological and non-biological entities in parallel on scales ranging from micrometers to nanometers. However, simultaneously introducing optical and electrical energy into an OEK chip may induce a problematic temperature increase, which poses the potential risk of exceeding physiological conditions and thus inducing variations in cell behavior or activity or even irreversible cell damage during bio-manipulation. Here, we systematically measure the temperature distribution and changes in an OEK chip arising from the projected images and applied alternating current (AC) voltage using an infrared camera. We have found that the average temperature of a projected area is influenced by the light color, total illumination area, ratio of lighted regions to the total controlled areas, and amplitude of the AC voltage. As an example, optically induced thermocapillary flow is triggered by the light image-induced temperature gradient on a photosensitive substrate to realize fluidic hydrogel patterning. Our studies show that the projected light pattern needs to be properly designed to satisfy specific application requirements, especially for applications related to cell manipulation and assembly.
关键词： Thermocapillary flow,Optically induced electrokinetics,Infrared camera,Hydrogel patterning,Temperature distribution,OEK chip
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36