TY - JOUR
T1 - Micropumps and biomedical applications – A review
AU - Wang, Yao Nan
AU - Fu, Lung Ming
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan for the financial support of this study under Grant Nos. MOST 103-2320-B- 020-001- MY3 , MOST 103-2221-E-020-025-MY3 , MOST 106-2314-B-020-002-MY3 , MOST 106-2221-E-020-019-MY3 , MOST 106-2622-B-020-001-CC2 , and 106TFDA-A-103 .
Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan for the financial support of this study under Grant Nos. MOST 103-2320-B- 020-001- MY3, MOST 103-2221-E-020-025-MY3, MOST 106-2314-B-020-002-MY3, MOST 106-2221-E-020-019-MY3, MOST 106-2622-B-020-001-CC2, and 106TFDA-A-103.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/8/5
Y1 - 2018/8/5
N2 - This paper presents a review of the current state-of-the-art in micropumping technology for biomedical applications. The review focuses particularly on the actuation schemes, flow directing methods and liquid chamber configurations used in the devices proposed over the past five years. A comparative study is presented of the various mechanical and non-mechanical micropumps proposed for biomedical applications. The performance of the various devices is compared in terms of their actuation voltage, power consumption, operating frequency range, flow rate, backpressure, and so forth. The basic operating principles and advantages of each method are introduced, and their limitations described where appropriate. The review provides a useful source of reference for selecting micropumping schemes capable of meeting the specific flow rate requirements of different biomedical applications. In general, the review is expected to be of interest to both seasoned researchers and practitioners in the micropumping and biomedical technology fields and those entering the field for the first time.
AB - This paper presents a review of the current state-of-the-art in micropumping technology for biomedical applications. The review focuses particularly on the actuation schemes, flow directing methods and liquid chamber configurations used in the devices proposed over the past five years. A comparative study is presented of the various mechanical and non-mechanical micropumps proposed for biomedical applications. The performance of the various devices is compared in terms of their actuation voltage, power consumption, operating frequency range, flow rate, backpressure, and so forth. The basic operating principles and advantages of each method are introduced, and their limitations described where appropriate. The review provides a useful source of reference for selecting micropumping schemes capable of meeting the specific flow rate requirements of different biomedical applications. In general, the review is expected to be of interest to both seasoned researchers and practitioners in the micropumping and biomedical technology fields and those entering the field for the first time.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mee.2018.04.008
DO - 10.1016/j.mee.2018.04.008
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85045389365
SN - 0167-9317
VL - 195
SP - 121
EP - 138
JO - Microelectronic Engineering
JF - Microelectronic Engineering
ER -