Induced-Charge Electro-osmosis and Electrophoresis

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Induced-Charge Electro- osmosis and Electrophoresis Martin Z. Bazant Department of Mathematics & Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT linear Electrokinetics @ MIT ents: Jeremy Levitan (ME PhD’05), Kevin Chu (Math PhD’05), JP Urbanski (ME), Mustafa Sabri Kilic (Math) docs: Yuxing Ben , Hongwei Sun (Math) lty: Todd Thorsen (ME), Martin Schmidt (EE) tors: Armand Ajdari, Vincent Studer (ESPCI) aborators: Todd Squires (UCSB), Shankar Devasenathipathy (Stanford) Howard Stone (Harvard) ICEO in a microfluidic device. Funding: US Army Research Office (Contract DAAD-19-02-002) and MIT-France Program

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Induced-Charge Electro-osmosis and Electrophoresis. Nonlinear Electrokinetics @ MIT Students: Jeremy Levitan (ME PhD’05), Kevin Chu (Math PhD’05), JP Urbanski (ME), Mustafa Sabri Kilic (Math) Postdocs : Yuxing Ben , Hongwei Sun (Math) Faculty : Todd Thorsen (ME), Martin Schmidt (EE) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Induced-Charge Electro-osmosis

and ElectrophoresisMartin Z. Bazant

Department of Mathematics & Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT

Nonlinear Electrokinetics @ MITStudents: Jeremy Levitan (ME PhD’05), Kevin Chu (Math PhD’05), JP Urbanski (ME), Mustafa Sabri Kilic (Math)Postdocs: Yuxing Ben, Hongwei Sun (Math)Faculty: Todd Thorsen (ME), Martin Schmidt (EE)Visitors: Armand Ajdari, Vincent Studer (ESPCI)Collaborators: Todd Squires (UCSB), Shankar Devasenathipathy (Stanford) Howard Stone (Harvard)

ICEO in a microfluidic device. Funding: US Army Research Office(Contract DAAD-19-02-002) andMIT-France Program

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The Electrochemical Double Layer

neutralbulkelectrolyte

+

+

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solid

Ion concentrations

0 continuum region

Electrostatic potential

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Electrokinetic Phenomena

Helmholtz-Smoluchowski fluid “slip” formula:

Electro-osmosis Electrophoresis

The classical theory assumes that the “zeta potential” (or charge density q) is a constant material property, but what happens at a polarizable (e.g. electrode) surface?

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AC Electro-osmosisRamos et al., JCIS (1999); Ajdari, Phys. Rev. E (2000)

Steady flow forAC period =

How general is this phenomenon? Need electrode arrays? Need “AC”?

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“Induced-Charge Electro-osmosis”

Bazant & Squires, Phys, Rev. Lett. 92, 0066101 (2004).

Example: An uncharged metal cylinder in a suddenly applied DC field

= nonlinear electro-osmotic slip at a polarizable surface

Same effect for metals & dielectrics, DC & AC fields…

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Double-layer polarization and ICEO flow

Electric field ICEO velocity

FEMLAB simulation by Yuxing BenPoisson-Nernst-Planck/Navier-Stokes eqns/a=0.005

A conducting cylinder in a suddenly applied uniform E field.

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Experimental Observation of ICEO

PDMSpolymermicrochannel

100 m Pt wireon channel wall

Inverted opticsmicroscope

Viewing plane

Bottom viewof optical slice

J. A. Levitan, S. Devasenathipathy, V. Studer, Y. Ben, T. Thorsen, T. M. Squires, & M. Z. Bazant,Colloids and Surfaces (2005)

Micro-particle imagevelocimetry (PIV) tomap the velocity profile

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Movie: Optical slice sweeping through the 100 m Pt wire

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“Induced-Charge Electrokinetic Phenomena”

• Electro-osmotic flows around metal particles

• Dielectrophoresis of spheres in electrolytes (“dipolophoresis”)

• AC electro-osmosis & colloidal aggregation at electrodes • DC “electrokinetic jet” at a microchannel corner

Gamayunov, Murtsovkin, Dukhin, Colloid J. USSR (1986); Levich (1960)

1. Prior examples of “ICEO”

Thamida & Chang (2002)

Simonova, Shilov, Colloid J. USSR (1981, 1998)

Ramos et al. (1998); Ajdari (2000); “EHD” Ristenpart, Saville (2004)…

2. Some new examples - breaking symmetries• ICEO pumps and mixers in microfluidics

• “Fixed-potential ICEO”

• “Induced-charge electrophoresis” (ICEP) particle motion

Bazant & Squires, PRL (2004); Levitan et al. Colloids & Surfaces (2005).

Squires & Bazant, JFM (2004); Levitan, PhD thesis MIT (2005).

Bazant & Squires, PRL (2004); Yariv, Phys. Fluids (2005); Squires & Bazant, JFM (2006); Saintillon, Darve & Shaqfeh JFM (2006); Rose & Santiago (2006).

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“Fixed-Potential ICEO”

Example: metal cylinder grounded to an electrode supplying an AC field.

Fixed-potential ICEO mixer

Idea: Vary the induced total charge in phase with the local field.

Squires & Bazant, J. Fluid Mech. (2004)

Generalizes “Flow FET” ofGhowsi & Gale, J. Chromatogr. (1991)

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ICEO Microfluidic Elements

E = 100V/cm (< 10 Volt), 300 Hz AC, 0.1 mM KCl, 0.5 m fluorescent tracers50-250 m electroplated gold posts, PDMS polymer microchannels

ICEO “mixer” or “trap” (u = 0.2 mm/sec)

Fixed-potential ICEO “pump”(u = 3 mm/sec)

A promising platform for portable microfluidics…

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J. A. Levitan, Ph.D. Thesis (2005).

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“Induced-Charge Electrophoresis”= ICEO swimming via broken symmetries

Bazant & Squires, Phys. Rev. Lett. (2004); Yariv, Phys. Fluids (2005).

Stable Unstable

A metal sphere with a partial dielectriccoating swims toward its coated end,which rotates to align perpendicular to E.

An “ICEO pinwheel” rotates to align andspins continuously in a uniform AC field!

I. Heterogeneous SurfacesSquires & Bazant, J. Fluid Mech. (2006).

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ICEP II. Asymmetric Shapes

- long axis rotates to align with E- a “thin arrow” swims parallel to E, towards its “blunt” end- a “fat arrow” swims transverse to E towards its “pointed” end

Squires & Bazant, J. Fluid Mech. (2006).

ICEP can separate polarizable colloids by shapeand size in a uniform DC or AC electric field,while normal (linear) electrophoresis cannot.

An asymmetric metal postcan pump fluid in any directionin a uniform DC or AC field, but ICEO flow has quadrupolar rolls,very different from normal EOF.

Perturbation analysisE u

FEMLAB finite-element simulation (Yuxing Ben)

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ICEP III. Non-uniform Fields

• Must include electrostatic force and torque (Maxwell stress tensor)• Dielectrophoresis (DEP) + ICEP• For metals, ICEP points up, and DEP down, an electric field gradient• ICEP cancels DEP for a metal sphere (but not a cylinder or other shapes)

Shilov & Simonova, Colloid J. USSR (1981, 2001). Metal sphere “dipolophoresis”Squires & Bazant, J. Fluid Mech. (2006). General problem of DEP + ICEP

Electric Field Fluid Streamlines

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General solution for any 2d shape in any non-uniform E field by complex analysis…

Electric Field Fluid Streamlines

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“Weakly Nonlinear” Theory of ICEO

1. Equivalent-circuit model for the induced zeta potential

2. Stokes flow driven by ICEO slip

βωω )/( 0i

AZDL =

Bulk resistor (Ohm’s law):

Double-layer BC:

Double-layer circuit elements:(a) Gouy-Chapman capacitor(b) Stern model (c) Constant-phase-angle impedance

Green et al, Phys Rev E (2002)Levitan et al. Colloids & Surf. (2005)

β

Gamayunov et al. (1986); Ramos et al. (1998); Ajdari (2000); Squires & Bazant (2004).

Dimensionless BC for AC forcing

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FEMLAB simulation of our first experiment:

ICEO around a 100 micron platinum wire in 0.1 mM KCl

Low frequency DC limit

At the “RC” frequencyElectric field lines:

Velocity fields

Electric Field lines

Velocity fields

Electric field lines Electric field lines

)Re( Φ∇−

)Im( Φ∇−

)Re( Φ∇−

)Im( Φ∇−

Levitan, ... Y. Ben,… Colloids and Surfaces (2005).

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Comparision of Simulation and PIV Data:

Velocity Profiles

• Scaling and flow profile consistent with ICEO theory• Flow magnitude roughly 2 times smaller than in simple theory• Need better theories for large voltages and varying solution chemistry…

Raw data from a slice0-10 m above the wire

Data collapse when scaled tocharacteristic ICEO velocity

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Theory of “strongly nonlinear” electrokinetics?

Use the basic methods of applied mathematics:

1. (Analysis) Solve the existing equations in a new regime.

This leads to some interesting new effects, but does not explain all the experimental data (e.g. decrease in ICEO flow for C > 10 mM).

More importantly, the solutions contain physical nonsense!

• (Modeling) Postulate new equations, solve & compare to experiments.

This is now the only choice, and progress is underway.

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Classical Equations of “Dilute Solution Theory”

Poisson-Nernst-Planck ion transport equations

Navier-Stokes fluid equations with electrostatic stresses

Singular perturbation

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Strongly Nonlinear Solutions to the Classical Equations

2. Tangential transport of ions in the double layer

Kevin Chu & MZB (2006).Nonlinear theory for large E, uncharged conductors,Matched asymptotic expansions….

Bikerman (1933), SS Dukhin & Deryaguin (1969, 1974)Linear theory for small E, highly charged surfaces

Bulk diffusion around an uncharged metal spherein a uniform E field.

3. Diffusio-osmosis (= flow due to gradients in bulk salt concentration)

Deryaguin (1964)

1. Breakdown of circuit models: Surface adsorption and bulk diffusionBazant, Thornton, Ajdari, PRE (2004).

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Modified Theory of Electrokinetics

1. Steric effects (ion size = a) in an equilibrium double layer:

Borukhov et al. (1997).

2. Steric effects on dynamics: Modified Nerst-Planck Eqns

Sabri Kilic, Bazant, Ajdari (2006).

3. Steric & viscoelectric effects: Modified Smoluchowski slip formula

New prediction: “Entropophoresis” of an uncharged metal in asymmetric electrolyte.

Zeta

DL Voltage (kT/ze)

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Fast AC Electrokinetic PumpsBazant, Ben (2005)

The “conveyor belt principle”: Raised pumping surfaces, recess reverse rolls.

Apply to symmetric array of electrodes in existing ACEO pumps

Ramos et al (1999), Ajdari (2000) Raise half of each electrode to make a fast pump

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Optimization of ICEO/ACEO pumps

Fastest existing ACEO pumpGreen et al. (2003) theory; Bornw & Rennie (2001); Studer et al. (2004) expt.

Bazant, Yuxing Ben (2005)

New design:10 times faster!

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Engineering of Electrokinetic Pumps

JP Urbanski, Levitan, Bazant, Thorsen (2006)

• Exploit fixed-potential ICEO, and standard ACEO• Electroplated interdigitated & recessed gold electrodes on glass• PDMS soft lithography for microchannels• Microfluidic loop for testing pumps (Studer et al. 2004)

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Experimental ResultsRaised pumps are at least 3-5 times faster than existing planar pumps10 micron electrodes can pump at mm/sec using only 1 Volt, kHz AC.

http://web.mit.edu/urbanski/Public/Microfluidics/

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Tour of the 20mm microfluidic loop in steady ACEO flow.

Demonstration of fast flows for voltage steps 1,2,3,4 V (far from pump).

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ICEO: a platform for portable microfluidics?

• State-of-the-art “table-top microfluidics”– Pressure-driven microfluidics (e.g. K. Jensen)– Capillary electro-osmosis (e.g. J. Santiago)– Soft microfluidic networks (e.g S. Quake)

• Possible advantages of ICEO:– Low voltage (< 10 Volt), low power (< 1 mW)– AC (< kHz) reduces unwanted reactions / bubbles in

linear EOF – Time-dependent local flow control for mixing,

trapping, switching,…– Excellent scaling with miniaturization– Standard “hard” microfabrication methods

• Possible disadvantages:– Requires low ionic strength (< 10 mM)– Sensitive to solution chemistry, surface

contamination

our “micro” experiment

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Commercial Applications1. Battery-powered microfluidics

• Portable/implantable devices for medical or chemical monitoring

• Localized drug delivery• Pressure control (e.g. glaucoma)• Cooling portable electronics

Engineering Applications of ICEO

Example: on-field detection of exposure to biowarfare agents for the dismounted soldier by monitoring nanoliters of blood.(T. Thorsen @ MIT Mech Eng)

2. Polarizable colloids• ICEO flows in dielectrophoresis• ICEO manipulation of nanobarcodes (Santiago, Shaqfeh @ Stanford Mech Eng)

www.studybusiness.com

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ICEO & ICEPFrom mathematical theory….

to scientific experiments and engineering applications.

http://math.mit.edu/~bazant/ICEO

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Diffuse-Charge DynamicsBazant, Thornton, Ajdari, Phys. Rev. E. (2004).Analysis of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations by time-dependent matched asymptotic expansions.

Model Problem

Classical “equivalent circuit” inthe thin-double-layer approximation

Time scales

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“Strongly Nonlinear” Solutions

(as required by the experimental parameters)

1. Breakdown of circuit models at “large” voltages when V > 2 kT/e = 0.05 V (V)

Bazant, Thornton & Ajdari, Phys. Rev. E 70, 021506 (2004).

1d model problem(PNP equations)

potential charge density salt concentration

V = 4 kT/e

“Transient Dukhin number”

Neutral salt adsorption by the diffuse charge layer and bulk diffusion

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Deposit and pattern gold on glass wafer

Deposit and pattern thick resist mold

Electroplate gold

Strip resist; cap with PDMS to form micro-channel

ICEO microfluidic pumps without moving partsJeremy Levitan, Ph.D. thesis, Mechanical Engineering MIT (2005)

• Experimental fabrication: soft lithography for micro-channels (50-200 m) and electroplating for gold structures (25-200 m wide, 5-50 m tall) on glass

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Comparision of Simulation and PIV Data:

Scaling with Voltage and Frequency

Similar ”ICEO flow” observed around mercury drops(without any quantitative analysis):

Gamayunov, Mantrov, Murtsovkin, Colloid J. USSR (1992)

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Towards a new mathematical model…

1. Anolmalous “constant phase angle” double-layer impedance

Data suggests BC for power-law“fractional relaxation”:

Hypothesis: long waiting timesfor Stern-layer adsorption(not fractal surface roughness)

2. Strong dependence on surface and solution chemistry

ICEO flow decreases with concentrationand depends on ion valence, size,…

Hypothesis: steric effects + variable viscosity in the Stern layer

Borukhov et al Phys Rev Lett (1997)

KCl/Au exptBy J. Levitan