Microfluidic device for collecting microplastics through acoustic focusing (IMAGE)

Shinshu University

Microfluidic device for collecting microplastics through acoustic focusing

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The device developed by researchers from Japan has four serial trifurcated junctions where a 500 kHz acoustic wave is applied for a 105-fold enrichment of various-sized microplastics in water.

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Yoshitake Akiyama from Shinshu University

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