Title :
Optimization of valveless micropump for drug delivery
Author :
Jiaqi Wang ; Aw, Kean C. ; Sharma, Ritu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
With controlled drug delivery system, appropriate and effective amount of drug can be precisely delivered at appropriate time by a micropump. This is achieved with the use of diffuser and nozzle elements that eliminate the need for valve mechanism simplifying the micropump design and fabrication. A preliminary valveless micropump prototype has been demonstrated and the systematic optimization to improve the performance at low Reynolds number (Re <; 100), typical in drug delivery system, is presented here.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biodiffusion; drug delivery systems; microfabrication; micropumps; nozzles; optimisation; Reynolds number; controlled drug delivery system; diffuser; micropump design; micropump fabrication; nozzle elements; preliminary valveless micropump prototype; systematic optimization; valve mechanism; valveless micropump optimization; Clamps; Drug delivery; Market research; Micropumps; Prototypes; Strips; Drug delivery; IPMC; Micro-pump; Valveless;
Conference_Titel :
Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2014 9th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikiki Beach, HI
DOI :
10.1109/NEMS.2014.6908765
