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A Ghost-Valve micropumping paradigm for biomedical applications

A Ghost-Valve micropumping paradigm for biomedical applications Biomed Eng Lett (2015) 5:45-50 DOI 10.1007/s13534-015-0170-6 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Yasser Aboelkassem Received: 1 September 2014 / Revised: 29 January 2015 / Accepted: 3 February 2015 © The Korean Society of Medical & Biological Engineering and Springer 2015 Abstract INTRODUCTION Purpose To present a novel micropumping “Ghost-Valve” principle that can be useful for many of biomedical applications. Microscale internal flow transport inspired by biological This pumping mechanism is inspired by microscale internal systems such as the insects respiration process have started flow motions within insect tracheal networks, which is observed to gain attention in the recent years [1-6]. There have been to be induced by localized rhythmic wall contractions. several efforts aimed to fabricate microfluid devices that Methods A mathematical analysis based on the lubrication mimic these systems by using simple channels with membranes theory is given to govern this internal flow motions and to attached at different locations along their length, which act as derive expressions of velocity stream function, pressure pumping actuators. These devices with the attached membranes distributions, and net flow rate in a microchannel having two are often fabricated using multilayer soft lithography (MSL) contracting sites. technique [7, 8]. Their fabrication platform becomes the Results The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biomedical Engineering Letters Springer Journals

A Ghost-Valve micropumping paradigm for biomedical applications

Aboelkassem, Yasser
Biomedical Engineering Letters , Volume 5 (1) – Apr 12, 2015
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Copyright © 2015 by Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering and Springer
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Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Biomedicine general; Medical and Radiation Physics
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2093-9868
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10.1007/s13534-015-0170-6
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Biomed Eng Lett (2015) 5:45-50 DOI 10.1007/s13534-015-0170-6 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Yasser Aboelkassem Received: 1 September 2014 / Revised: 29 January 2015 / Accepted: 3 February 2015 © The Korean Society of Medical & Biological Engineering and Springer 2015 Abstract INTRODUCTION Purpose To present a novel micropumping “Ghost-Valve” principle that can be useful for many of biomedical applications. Microscale internal flow transport inspired by biological This pumping mechanism is inspired by microscale internal systems such as the insects respiration process have started flow motions within insect tracheal networks, which is observed to gain attention in the recent years [1-6]. There have been to be induced by localized rhythmic wall contractions. several efforts aimed to fabricate microfluid devices that Methods A mathematical analysis based on the lubrication mimic these systems by using simple channels with membranes theory is given to govern this internal flow motions and to attached at different locations along their length, which act as derive expressions of velocity stream function, pressure pumping actuators. These devices with the attached membranes distributions, and net flow rate in a microchannel having two are often fabricated using multilayer soft lithography (MSL) contracting sites. technique [7, 8]. Their fabrication platform becomes the Results The

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