A traveling-wave micropump for aqueous solutions: Comparison of 1 g and μg results
✍ Scribed by Torsten Müller; Dr. W. Michael Arnold; Thomas Schnelle; Rolf Hagedorn; Günter Fuhr; Ulrich Zimmermann
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 993 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0173-0835
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✦ Synopsis
A traveling-wave micropump for aqueous solutions: Comparison of 1 g and pg results
'me operation of a micro-chip-based fluid circulator based on the interaction of a high-frequency traveling wave with a thermally generated inhomogeneity in an aqueous medium is investigated. The profiles of the electric field, the thermal gradient and the driving force within the device are derived numerically, and the dependence upon applied voltage under different experimental conditions is derived. The importance of convection in the operation of the device is assessed by operating it in various orientations, as well as under microgravity, and also by investigating the reversal and turn-on characteristics. The pump showed the unexpected ability to trap microparticles present in the driven fluid.