• DocumentCode
    2489386
  • Title

    A computational model of a novel biomolecular microfluidics pump

  • Author

    Bull, J.L. ; Hunt, A.J. ; Hasselbrink, E.F. ; Guo, L.J. ; Kurabayashi, K. ; Meyhofer, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomed. Eng. Dept., Michigan Univ., MI, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    23-26 Oct. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1826
  • Abstract
    We are developing a novel microfluidics pump, which is powered by biomolecular motors. The performance and feasibility of this pump design is investigated using the boundary element method.
  • Keywords
    biosensors; boundary-elements methods; drug delivery systems; microfluidics; micropumps; molecular biophysics; physiological models; proteins; ATP powered motor-protein; Stokes flows; biomolecular microfluidics pump; characteristic length scale; computational model; fluid density; fluid viscosity; kinesin; lab on a chip device; pump design feasibility; pump design performance; time reversed boundary conditions; Boundary conditions; Boundary element methods; Circuits; Computational modeling; Equations; Microfluidics; Micromotors; Micropumps; Power engineering and energy; Pumps;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7612-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053046
  • Filename
    1053046