Title :
Liquid jet propeller integrated with reservoir, channel, and cover
Author :
Dutta, Joyita ; Yu, Hongyu ; Lee, Chuang-Yuan ; Kim, Eun Sok
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
This paper describes a liquid jet propeller (based on a focused ultrasonic beam) that is integrated with a reservoir, microchannel, and cover. The integration allows continuous supply of a liquid thin film (through surface tension) to the jet propeller, and we have obtained continuous propulsion of an atomized liquid jet.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; drug delivery systems; jets; liquid films; microchannel flow; propellers; sprays; surface tension; ultrasonic focusing; atomized liquid jet; continuous propulsion; drug delivery; focused ultrasonic beam; liquid jet propeller; liquid thin film; microchannel; surface tension; Acoustic beams; Atomic beams; Microchannel; Propellers; Propulsion; Reservoirs; Solids; Surface tension; Transistors; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2007. MEMS. IEEE 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hyogo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-095-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2007.4433167
