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Microscale Vortex-assisted Electroporator for Sequential Molecular Delivery
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2014
A microfluidic vortex assisted electroporation platform was developed for sequential delivery of multiple molecules into identical cell populations with precise and independent dosage control. The system’s size based target cell purification step preceding electroporation aided to enhance molecular delivery efficiency and processed cell viability.
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Flow Visualization in a Water Tunnel: Observing the Leading-edge Vortex Over a Delta Wing
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2023
Source: Jose Roberto Moreto, Gustaaf Jacobs and Xiaofeng Liu, Department of Aerospace Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California The delta wing, shown in Figure 1D, is a popular design in high-speed airplanes due to its superb performance in transonic and supersonic flight regimes. This type of wing has a small aspect ratio and high sweep angle, which reduces drag at high subsonic, transonic and supersonic flight regimes. The aspect ratio is defined as the wing span divided...
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Implementation of a Hyperbolic Vortex Plasma Reactor for the Removal of Micropollutants in Water
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2025
This study presents the methodology for the generation of six different types of plasma discharges within a Hyperbolic Vortex Plasma Reactor for the degradation of micropollutants in water, including pharmaceuticals and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Distribution of Molecular Speeds
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2023
The motion of molecules in a gas is random in magnitude and direction for individual molecules, but a gas of many molecules has a predictable distribution of molecular speeds. This predictable distribution of molecular speeds is known as the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. The distribution of molecular speeds in liquids is comparable to that of gases but not identical and can help to understand the phenomenon of the boiling and vapor pressure of a liquid. Consider that a molecule requires a...
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Speed of Sound in Gases
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2023
The speed of sound in a gaseous medium depends on various factors. Since gases constitute molecules that are free to move, they are highly compressible. Hence, sound waves travel slowly through gases. Thermodynamics helps us understand the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of gases, thus, the speed of sound in an ideal gas can be determined using the laws of thermodynamics. At the same time, Newton's laws of motion and the continuity equation of fluid dynamics also come in...
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The eccentric motor moves the sample platform or container in a rapid circular orbit rather than rotating it around its own central axis. This orbital motion transfers energy into the liquid, generating turbulence and a controlled vortex. The resulting fluid movement helps disperse particles, resuspend cell pellets, and distribute reagents throughout the sample.
Turbulence disrupts localized differences in composition within a sample. It helps combine reagents, redistribute suspended material, and break up uneven accumulations such as cell pellets. In bioengineering workflows, this action supports more uniform biological specimens and solutions, which can improve the consistency of molecular biology assays, cell culture procedures, and later sample analysis.
Controlled vortexing reduces concentration gradients by continually moving liquid and suspended components through the sample. More even distributions of cells, biomolecules, or particulate materials make aliquots and reaction mixtures more comparable. This matters when downstream processing or analysis depends on each portion receiving a similar composition rather than material settling or remaining locally concentrated.
The device is most useful at preparation stages that require a uniform liquid or biological specimen before another operation begins. Relevant uses include preparing reagents, mixing materials for molecular biology assays, supporting cell culture workflows, and homogenizing samples. Its contribution is upstream: it establishes more consistent sample composition for subsequent analysis or processing.
Rapid vortex mixing can support several distinct tasks, including resuspending cell pellets, combining assay reagents, preparing cell culture materials, and homogenizing specimens containing particulate components. These applications share a need for even distribution, but the immediate objective differs: restoring suspended cells, blending chemicals, preparing cultures, or reducing nonuniformity in a sample.
The intended outcome is a more uniform preparation, with cells, biomolecules, particles, or reagents distributed throughout the liquid rather than concentrated in separate regions. Researchers can then use that preparation in downstream analysis or processing with less concern that concentration gradients or incomplete resuspension will introduce avoidable variation between portions of the sample.