To satisfy the manipulation requirement of auxiliary droplets release aiming at micro-objects
a droplet dispensing method based on piezoelectric drive is presented. The dispenser of piezoelectric micro-jet
which employs piezoelectric actuator to achieve non-contact dispensing
is designed. Accordingly
the formation condition of single droplet is analyzed. Subsequently
a multi-physics coupled model of piezoelectric micro-jet
including piezoelectric device model
fluid-solid interaction model
laminar flow model
and two-phase flow model
is established to simulate the process of droplets formation and analyze the factors affecting the droplet formation capacity. Experimental tests were conducted on a customized micromanipulation platform to verify the performance of the micro-dispenser. Experimental results indicate that the droplet volume increases with the driving voltage and pulse width. Meanwhile
the single droplet forms more easily with higher driving voltage and larger pulse width
and the results are consistent with simulation. Through the comprehensive adjustment of control parameters
the minimum drop volume of 3.5 nL
which is sufficient for micro-object auxiliary release
can be obtained using the designed micro-dispenser. The feasibility of the proposed method and the fabricated micro-dispenser were verified by the manipulation of tin and polystyrene microspheres with a diameter of 200 μm.
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