Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications
This paper presents design, implementation, and evaluation of a 3D printed miniature peristaltic pump based on a planetary gear structure. The miniature pump (minipump) is printed using a rigid opaque photopolymers (Vero) and the fabrication time for a single pump was in the order of few minutes. Th...
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| author | Alam, M. N. H. Z. Hossain, F. Vale, A. Kouzani, A. |
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| description | This paper presents design, implementation, and evaluation of a 3D printed miniature peristaltic pump based on a planetary gear structure. The miniature pump (minipump) is printed using a rigid opaque photopolymers (Vero) and the fabrication time for a single pump was in the order of few minutes. The function of the minipump is comparable to that of a benchtop peristaltic pump. It however uses gears instead of rollers to invoke peristalsis. The characterization of the minipump is performed by using deionized water and a honey solution with viscosity of about 170 cP as working fluids. The minipump has a linear flow rate range spanning from 40 mL·min-1 to 230 mL·min-1 and continues working fine even at the backpressure as high as 25 kPa. A temperature gradient microfluidic chip is fabricated as an additional testing platform for the minipump. Our experimental results demonstrate a successful interfacing between the chip and the minipump where the conceptual polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chip is established excellently without leaking or flow disruption within the microchannels. Moreover, the minipump shows good tolerance to bubbles, has a high reproducible output flow, and can operate continuously over a period of 35 hours. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-810442019-07-24T03:06:22Z http://eprints.utm.my/81044/ Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications Alam, M. N. H. Z. Hossain, F. Vale, A. Kouzani, A. TP Chemical technology This paper presents design, implementation, and evaluation of a 3D printed miniature peristaltic pump based on a planetary gear structure. The miniature pump (minipump) is printed using a rigid opaque photopolymers (Vero) and the fabrication time for a single pump was in the order of few minutes. The function of the minipump is comparable to that of a benchtop peristaltic pump. It however uses gears instead of rollers to invoke peristalsis. The characterization of the minipump is performed by using deionized water and a honey solution with viscosity of about 170 cP as working fluids. The minipump has a linear flow rate range spanning from 40 mL·min-1 to 230 mL·min-1 and continues working fine even at the backpressure as high as 25 kPa. A temperature gradient microfluidic chip is fabricated as an additional testing platform for the minipump. Our experimental results demonstrate a successful interfacing between the chip and the minipump where the conceptual polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chip is established excellently without leaking or flow disruption within the microchannels. Moreover, the minipump shows good tolerance to bubbles, has a high reproducible output flow, and can operate continuously over a period of 35 hours. SpringerOpen 2017 Article PeerReviewed Alam, M. N. H. Z. and Hossain, F. and Vale, A. and Kouzani, A. (2017) Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 18 (9). pp. 1287-1296. ISSN 2234-7593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12541-017-0152-y DOI:10.1007/s12541-017-0152-y |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Alam, M. N. H. Z. Hossain, F. Vale, A. Kouzani, A. Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| title | Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| title_full | Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| title_fullStr | Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| title_short | Design and fabrication of a 3D printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| title_sort | design and fabrication of a 3d printed miniature pump for integrated microfluidic applications |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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