Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums, and Seminars
  4. Plastic micropumps using ferrofluid and magnetic membrane actuation
 
conference paper

Plastic micropumps using ferrofluid and magnetic membrane actuation

Yamahata, C.  
•
Gijs, M. A. M.  
2004
Proc. MEMS 2004, 17th IEEE Int. Conf. on. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
International conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2004)

This paper presents a simple and low-cost prototyping technology for the realization of integrated micropumps in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The three-dimensional (3D) micropumps consist of stacks of structured PMMA layers, which are either realised with precision milling tools for the more complex parts, or fabricated using the powder blasting technique for channel-type structures. We integrate silicone membranes into the chip to realize check-valves or use dynamic diffuser valves. We use two different types of magnetic actuation external to the micropump: (i) an external magnet displaces a ferrofluid liquid plug that plays the role of a piston in a channel; (ii) an external coil actuates an integrated magnetic membrane, consisting of NdFeB magnetic powder in a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix.

  • Files
  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
conference paper
DOI
10.1109/MEMS.2004.1290621
Web of Science ID

WOS:000189435200114

Author(s)
Yamahata, C.  
Gijs, M. A. M.  
Date Issued

2004

Publisher

IEEE

Published in
Proc. MEMS 2004, 17th IEEE Int. Conf. on. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Start page

458

End page

461

Subjects

Micropump

•

Plastic

•

Lab-on-a-Chip

•

Magnetic actuation

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
LMIS2  
Event nameEvent placeEvent date
International conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2004)

Maastricht, The Netherlands

January 25-29

Available on Infoscience
October 26, 2005
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/218293
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés