Peristaltic micropump using polyvinyl chloride gels with micropatterned surface

Abstract This paper presents a pump using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel. PVC gels are compliant, have a simple structure, and exhibit large deformation at voltages in the range of 100–1000 V, which make them suitable for micropumps. In this study, a PVC gel sheet with a surface pattern that enhances...

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Main Authors: Tomoki Motohashi, Naoki Ogawa, Hideko Akai, Jun Shintake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27226-3