Title :
In-Plane Bandpass Regulation Check Valve in Heat-Shrink Packaging for Drug Delivery
Author :
Lo, R. ; Meng, E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
The first check valve featuring dual regulation of in-plane flow and heat-shrink tubing packaging is presented. This modular design is optimized for integration into low-profile fluidic devices requiring flow control, such as drug delivery devices. Theoretical and finite-element-modeling (FEM) analyses were performed to guide valve design and these results were confirmed experimentally. The valve regulates flow between 150-900 mmHg (20-120 kPa) and withstands > 500 mmHg (66.7 kPa) of reverse pressure. The heat-shrink packaging scheme does not require adhesives and is extremely robust (>2000 mmHg without leakage).
Keywords :
bioMEMS; drug delivery systems; electronics packaging; finite element analysis; flow control; microfluidics; microvalves; FEM analysis; drug delivery device; finite-element-modeling; flow control; heat-shrink packaging; in-plane bandpass regulation check valve; in-plane flow; low-profile fluidic device; pressure 150 mm Hg to 900 mm Hg; Drug delivery; Geometry; Immune system; Micromechanical devices; Packaging; Reservoirs; Robustness; Surgery; Thermal resistance; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2009. MEMS 2009. IEEE 22nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2977-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2009.4805362
