Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips
This paper reports design, fabrication, and characterization of an air-actuated microvalve and a micropump made of thermoplastic materials. The bonding process was carried out by thermal fusion process with no particular surface treatment. The developed microvalve was used as a reversible switch for...
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| author | Mousavi Shaegh, Seyed Ali Wang, Zhenfeng Ng, Sum Huan Wu, Ruige Nguyen, Huu Tuan Chan, Leon Cong Zhi Toh, Alicia Guek Geok Wang, Zhiping |
| author2 | Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology |
| author_facet | Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Mousavi Shaegh, Seyed Ali Wang, Zhenfeng Ng, Sum Huan Wu, Ruige Nguyen, Huu Tuan Chan, Leon Cong Zhi Toh, Alicia Guek Geok Wang, Zhiping |
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| description | This paper reports design, fabrication, and characterization of an air-actuated microvalve and a micropump made of thermoplastic materials. The bonding process was carried out by thermal fusion process with no particular surface treatment. The developed microvalve was used as a reversible switch for controlling both liquid flow and electrical field. Bonding strength of the fabricated microvalves could withstand liquid and air pressures of up to 600 kPa with no burst failure. The micropump made of three connected microvalves, actuated by compressed air, could generate a liquid flow rate of up to 85 µl/min. The proposed microvalve and micropump can be used as pre-fabricated off-the-shelf microfluidic functional elements for easy and rapid integration with thermoplastic microfluidic circuitries in a plug-and-play arrangement. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1031312022-09-30T13:16:06Z Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips Mousavi Shaegh, Seyed Ali Wang, Zhenfeng Ng, Sum Huan Wu, Ruige Nguyen, Huu Tuan Chan, Leon Cong Zhi Toh, Alicia Guek Geok Wang, Zhiping Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Mousavi Shaegh, Seyed Ali This paper reports design, fabrication, and characterization of an air-actuated microvalve and a micropump made of thermoplastic materials. The bonding process was carried out by thermal fusion process with no particular surface treatment. The developed microvalve was used as a reversible switch for controlling both liquid flow and electrical field. Bonding strength of the fabricated microvalves could withstand liquid and air pressures of up to 600 kPa with no burst failure. The micropump made of three connected microvalves, actuated by compressed air, could generate a liquid flow rate of up to 85 µl/min. The proposed microvalve and micropump can be used as pre-fabricated off-the-shelf microfluidic functional elements for easy and rapid integration with thermoplastic microfluidic circuitries in a plug-and-play arrangement. 2016-06-16T20:45:19Z 2016-06-16T20:45:19Z 2015-04 2015-01 2016-05-23T12:11:52Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1613-4982 1613-4990 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103131 Shaegh, Seyed Ali Mousavi, Zhenfeng Wang, Sum Huan Ng, Ruige Wu, Huu Tuan Nguyen, Leon Cong Zhi Chan, Alicia Guek Geok Toh, and Zhiping Wang. “Plug-and-Play Microvalve and Micropump for Rapid Integration with Microfluidic Chips.” Microfluid Nanofluid 19, no. 3 (April 22, 2015): 557–564. en http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-015-1582-4 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg application/pdf Springer Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| spellingShingle | Mousavi Shaegh, Seyed Ali Wang, Zhenfeng Ng, Sum Huan Wu, Ruige Nguyen, Huu Tuan Chan, Leon Cong Zhi Toh, Alicia Guek Geok Wang, Zhiping Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| title | Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| title_full | Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| title_fullStr | Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| title_short | Plug-and-play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| title_sort | plug and play microvalve and micropump for rapid integration with microfluidic chips |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103131 |
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