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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2013 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1527-9
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2013.6710425
