Title :
Flat fluidics: acoustically driven planar microfluidic devices for biological and chemical applications
Author_Institution :
Advalytix AG, Brunnthal, Germany
Abstract :
A novel technology incorporates pumps and valves without moving parts on a chip surface. Using these building blocks that can be combined in a plug-and-play manner, biochemical reactions on the chip are controlled electronically.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical equipment; laboratory techniques; microfluidics; micropumps; microvalves; surface acoustic waves; acoustically driven planar microfluidic devices; biological applications; chemical applications; chip surface; flat fluidics; pumps; surface acoustic waves; valves; Acoustic waves; Biological information theory; Chemical technology; Drugs; Fluidics; Microfluidics; Pumps; Surface acoustic wave devices; Surface acoustic waves; Surface tension;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 2005. Digest of Technical Papers. TRANSDUCERS '05. The 13th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8994-8
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2005.1496379
