マランゴニ効果を用いたナノリットル液滴の体積制御

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  • 植村 豪
    東京理科大学 理工学研究科 機械工学専攻
  • 河村 洋
    東京理科大学 理工学部 機械工学科

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  • Volume Control of Nano-liter Droplet with Thermocapillary Effect
  • マランゴニ コウカ オ モチイタ ナノリットル エキテキ ノ タイセキ セイギョ

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Manipulation of micro droplets has attracted a great deal of attention in the field of chemistry, bio and life sciences. Sample size reduction takes advantage of high reaction rate, high throughput and space saving. For these reasons, new techniques are required for liquid handling in a micro scale. We have applied a simple technique using a small rod for nano-liter droplet formation. When a rod is dipped into the liquid and pulled up, a droplet is formed at an end of the rod. It is known that the droplet volume is strongly affected by the rod diameter and its wettability. In the present study, the thermocapillary flow was induced by imposing a temperature difference on the free surface in order to control the droplet volume. The droplet formation and resulted droplet volume were observed through a high-speed camera. Numerical simulation has also been performed to obtain a static meniscus shape and critical height. The experiment showed that the droplet volume decreased linearly with increasing the intensity of the thermocapillary flow. The droplet volume was reproducible with an uncertainty of 1 % under the present experimental condition. The meniscus shape and critical height by the experiment and analysis were in good agreement with each other. It was found that the thermocapillary flow induced slipping of contact line, and thus the dewetting took place on the rod end face. As the result, the meniscus volume was reduced and a smaller droplet was obtained. Therefore, reduction of the droplet volume was caused by the thermocapillary effect. It was concluded that the thermocapillary flow was able to realize volume control of a nano-liter droplet.

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