TY - GEN
T1 - Micropump and micromixer based on electrically induced buoyancy
AU - Hirahara, Shuzo
AU - Tsuruta, Tomoyuki
AU - Matsumoto, Yoshinori
AU - Miki, Norihisa
AU - Minamitani, Haruyuki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2007 CBMS.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A fast buoyant flow occurs along the gap between electrodes aligned in the vertical direction in a microchannel filled with isotonic saline. A micropump and a micromixer have been realized by applying this phenomenon in two types of device: an upright chip and a horizontally oriented upright chip, respectively. These devices have very simple structures and can be made from cheap materials by uncomplicated manufacturing processes. Because the devices work efficiently in the range of solution conductivities that includes isotonic saline, we expect them to be useful in biochemical assays and medical tests.
AB - A fast buoyant flow occurs along the gap between electrodes aligned in the vertical direction in a microchannel filled with isotonic saline. A micropump and a micromixer have been realized by applying this phenomenon in two types of device: an upright chip and a horizontally oriented upright chip, respectively. These devices have very simple structures and can be made from cheap materials by uncomplicated manufacturing processes. Because the devices work efficiently in the range of solution conductivities that includes isotonic saline, we expect them to be useful in biochemical assays and medical tests.
KW - Buoyant flow
KW - Isotonic saline
KW - Micromixer
KW - Micropump
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088679114
T3 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, uTAS 2007
SP - 312
EP - 314
BT - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, uTAS 2007
A2 - Viovy, Jean-Louis
A2 - Tabeling, Patrick
A2 - Descroix, Stephanie
A2 - Malaquin, Laurent
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, uTAS 2007
Y2 - 7 October 2007 through 11 October 2007
ER -