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
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