Design and fabrication of Deterministic Lateral Displacement device for separation of blood cells

Abstract

The separation of blood cells is an important process in diagnosis, and is classified typically by centrifugation. Recently, needs for miniaturization, low cost of the diagnostic devices and fast separation are highly demanded. In this study, we utilize a laminar flow generated by an array of posts in a micro channel, which is analyzed by a simulation. After that, we experimentally investigate the behavior of the device and flow in the micro channel.