Development of a Peristaltic Micropump for Bio-Medical Applications Based on Mini LIPCA

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摘要 Thispaperpresentsthedesign,fabrication,andexperimentalcharacterizationofaperistalticmicropump.ThemicropumpiscomposedoftwolayersfabricatedfromPolydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)material.Thefirstlayerhasarectangularchannelandtwovalveseals.Threerectangularminilightweightpiezo-compositeactuatorsareintegratedinthesecondlayer,andusedasactuationparts.Twolayersarebonded,andcoveredbytwoPolymethylMethacrylate(PMMA)plates,whichhelpincreasethestiffnessofthemicropump.Amaximumflowrateof900μL·min-1andamaximumbackpressureof1.8kPaarerecordedwhenwaterisusedaspumpliquid.Wemeasuredthepowerconsumptionofthemicropump.Themicropumpisfoundtobeaprom-isingcandidateforbio-medicalapplicationduetoitsbio-compatibility,portability,bidirectionality,andsimpleeffectivedesign.
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出版日期 2008年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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