Liquid Metal Microfluidics Without a Pump
May 5, 2014 | Terry Sharrer

Liquid Metal Microfluidics Without a Pump
Microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices use a pump to move the sample through the analytical channels. In this piece, researchers at Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology show how a liquid metal alloy—of gallium, indium and tin—can push or pull a sample through the channels simply by changing the polarity of an electrical charge; no pump is necessary. See the video. MORE WITH VIDEO
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