Acoustofluidics 14: Applications of acoustic streaming in microfluidic devices

Abstract

In part 14 of the tutorial series “Acoustofluidics – exploiting ultrasonic standing wave forces and acoustic streaming in microfluidic systems for cell and particle manipulation”, we provide a qualitative description of acoustic streaming and review its applications in lab-on-a-chip devices. The paper covers boundary layer driven streaming, including Schlichting and Rayleigh streaming, Eckart streaming in the bulk fluid, cavitation microstreaming and surface-acoustic-wave-driven streaming.