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Systematic review of centrifugal valving based on digital twin modelling towards highly integrated Lab-on-a-Disc systems

Ducrée, Jens ORCID: 0000-0002-0366-1897 (2021) Systematic review of centrifugal valving based on digital twin modelling towards highly integrated Lab-on-a-Disc systems. Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 7 . ISSN 2096-1030

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Abstract

Current, application-driven trends towards larger-scale integration (LSI) of microfluidic systems for comprehensive assay automation and multiplexing pose significant technological and economical challenges to developers. By virtue of their intrinsic capability for powerful sample preparation, centrifugal systems have attracted significant interest in academia and business since the early 1990s. This review models common, rotationally controlled valving schemes at the heart of such “Lab-on-a-Disc” (LoaD) platforms to predict critical spin rates and reliability of flow control which mainly depend on geometries, location and liquid volumes to be processed, and their experimental tolerances. In absence of larger-scale manufacturing facilities during product development, the method presented here facilitates efficient simulation tools for virtual prototyping and characterization and algorithmic design optimization according to key performance metrics. This virtual in silico approach thus significantly accelerates, de-risks and lowers costs along the critical advancement from idea, layout, fluidic testing, bioanalytical validation, and scale-up to commercial mass manufacture.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 104
Subjects:UNSPECIFIED
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Publisher:Springer Nature
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41378-021-00317-3
Copyright Information:© 2021 The Author. Open Access (CC-BY 4.0)
ID Code:27076
Deposited On:27 Apr 2022 15:01 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 03 May 2022 12:29

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