• DocumentCode
    2918487
  • Title

    An integrated MEMS ferrofluid pump using insulated metal substrate

  • Author

    Mao, Leidong ; Koser, Hur

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-10 Nov. 2005
  • Abstract
    A novel ferrofluid micropump utilizing traveling magnetic fields is designed based on previous numerical analysis. A cost-effective fabrication process combining insulated metal substrate etching and soft lithography is used to realize the prototype ferrofluid micropump. Preliminary results show good agreement of pumping characteristics between theory and experiment.
  • Keywords
    etching; magnetic fluids; micropumps; soft lithography; cost-effective fabrication process; insulated metal substrate etching; integrated MEMS ferrofluid micropump; numerical analysis; pumping characteristics; soft lithography; traveling magnetic field; Fabrication; Frequency; Insulation; Magnetic fields; Microfluidics; Micromechanical devices; Micropumps; Numerical analysis; Prototypes; Soft lithography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics Society, 2005. IECON 2005. 31st Annual Conference of IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9252-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECON.2005.1569275
  • Filename
    1569275