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IJBBB 2015 Vol.5(2): 132-139 ISSN: 2010-3638
doi: 10.17706/ijbbb.2015.5.2.132-139

The Influence of Magnetic Nanoparticles’ Size on Trapping Efficiency in a Microfluidic Device

Alireza Bahadorimehr, Zhila Rashemi, Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis
Abstract—Separation techniques in microfluidic devices using magnetic fields are well-known in biomedical applications in disease diagnosis like cancer, drug delivery, and hyperthermia. In this work, a microfluidic system is investigated. Here magnetic nanoparticles are separated from their medium using magnetic force. The whole microfluidic device for separation of functionalized magnetic beads is composed of a fluidic part and a magnetic part. The diameters of applied nanoparticles are 90 nm, 200 nm and 750 nm. In this method, magnetic nanoparticles are injected into a microchannel, the permanent magnet is located under the channel and the magnetic field which is produced by permanent magnet is applied to the nanoparticles, so the magnetic nanoparticles are integrated above the permamnet magnet. Trajectory of particles, velocity, and the location in which magnetic nanoparticles are captured are obtained.

Index Terms—Magnetic nanoparticles, microfluidics, separation, trajectory.

Buein Zahra Technical University, Buein Zahra, Qazvin, Iran.
Department of Electronics Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran (email: zh.rashemi@yahoo.com).
Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

Cite: Alireza Bahadorimehr, Zhila Rashemi, Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis, "The Influence of Magnetic Nanoparticles’ Size on Trapping Efficiency in a Microfluidic Device," International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 132-139, 2015.

General Information

ISSN: 2010-3638 (Online)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Biosci. Biochem. Bioinform.
Frequency: Quarterly 
DOI: 10.17706/IJBBB
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Ebtisam Heikal 
Abstracting/ Indexing:  Electronic Journals Library, Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Google Scholar, and ProQuest.
E-mail: ijbbb@iap.org
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