Fig. 5: Microscopy images of acoustofluidic shape-based separation of spherical and prolate PS microparticles.
From: Acoustofluidic separation of prolate and spherical micro-objects
a 4.4 μm spheres with V = 44.6 μm3 and 9 \(\times\) 4.5 μm (AR = 2.0) prolate particles with V = 65.21 μm3 without acoustic field. Under the effects of TSAW at 155 MHz, b 4.4 μm spheres and 9 \(\times\) 4.5 μm (AR = 2.0) prolate particles, c 4.4 μm spheres and 6.75 \(\times\) 4.5 μm (AR = 1.5) prolate particles with V = 64.74 μm3, d 4.4 μm spheres and 5.4 \(\times\) 4.5 μm (AR = 1.2) prolate particles with V = 64.33 μm3. Under the effects of TSAW at 172 MHz, e 4 μm spheres with V = 33.51 μm3 and 7.6 \(\times\) 3.8 μm (AR = 2.0) prolate particles with V = 43.59 μm3, f 4 μm spheres and 4.6 \(\times\) 3.8 μm (AR = 1.2) prolate particles with V = 43.092 μm3
