DocumentCode
673131
Title
Integration of microvalves using thermoresponsible photo-processible gel actuator
Author
Ito, Kei ; Sakuma, Shinya ; Yokoyama, Yoshisato ; Arai, Fumihito
Author_Institution
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
10-13 Nov. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present an innovative gel actuator made of photo-processible thermoresponsible gel. (Fig. 1) We evaluated integratability of the gel actuator by experimentally and theoretically and confirmed that it is possible to integrate within 100 μm. We performed demonstration of integrated valves fabricated on five branched microchannel.
Keywords
gels; microactuators; microchannel flow; microvalves; photochemistry; branched microchannel; gel actuator integratability; integrated valves; microvalve integration; thermoresponsible photoprocessible gel actuator; Actuators; Gold; Heating; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Microvalves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2013 International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Nagoya
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-1527-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MHS.2013.6710425
Filename
6710425
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