Laser-actuated micro-valves and micro-pumps

Aoqun Jian; Kai Zhang; Yu Wang; Xuming Zhang

doi:10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969407

Laser-actuated micro-valves and micro-pumps

Aoqun Jian, Kai Zhang, Yu Wang, Xuming Zhang

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Abstract

This paper describes a micro-pumping technology using laser induced thermal bubbles, which offers greater flexibility for selective control of flow directions in microfluidic chips. Without complicated fabrication, the bubble in the microchannel could be created by focusing a continuous-wave laser onto the patterned metal pad. Experiments demonstrate that the flow direction can be freely chosen at a T-junction and the flow velocity could be adjusted from 100 to 400 μm/s in real time by adjusting the laser power. This technology can be readily incorporated into the lab-on-a-chip systems for flexible microfluidic manipulation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Pages	314-317
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969407
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2011
Event	2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11 - Beijing, China Duration: 5 Jun 2011 → 9 Jun 2011

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Conference	2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	5/06/11 → 9/06/11

Keywords

continuous-wave laser
laser cavitation
micro-pump
Microfluidics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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