Design and fabrication of an ac-electro-osmosis micropump with 3D high-aspect-ratio electrodes using only SU-8
Design and fabrication of an ac-electro-osmosis micropump with 3D high-aspect-ratio electrodes using only SU-8
Lab-on-a-chip devices require integrated pumping and fluid control in microchannels. A recently developed mechanism that can produce fluid flow is an integrated ac-electro-osmosis micropump. However, like most electrokinetic pumps, ac-electro-osmotic pumps are incapable of handling backpressure as the pumping force mechanism acts on the surface of the fluid rather than the bulk. This paper presents a novel 3D electrode structure designed to overcome this limitation. The electrodes are fabricated using carbon-MEMS technology based on the pyrolysis of the photo-patternable polymer SU-8. The novel ac-electro-osmosis micropump shows an increase in the flow velocity compared to planar electrodes.
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Rouabah, Hamza
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Park, Benjamin Y
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Zaouk, Rabih B
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Morgan, Hywel
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Madou, Marc J
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17 February 2011
Rouabah, Hamza
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Park, Benjamin Y
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Zaouk, Rabih B
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Morgan, Hywel
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Madou, Marc J
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Green, Nicolas G
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Rouabah, Hamza, Park, Benjamin Y, Zaouk, Rabih B, Morgan, Hywel, Madou, Marc J and Green, Nicolas G
(2011)
Design and fabrication of an ac-electro-osmosis micropump with 3D high-aspect-ratio electrodes using only SU-8.
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 21 (3), .
(doi:10.1088/0960-1317/21/3/035018).
Abstract
Lab-on-a-chip devices require integrated pumping and fluid control in microchannels. A recently developed mechanism that can produce fluid flow is an integrated ac-electro-osmosis micropump. However, like most electrokinetic pumps, ac-electro-osmotic pumps are incapable of handling backpressure as the pumping force mechanism acts on the surface of the fluid rather than the bulk. This paper presents a novel 3D electrode structure designed to overcome this limitation. The electrodes are fabricated using carbon-MEMS technology based on the pyrolysis of the photo-patternable polymer SU-8. The novel ac-electro-osmosis micropump shows an increase in the flow velocity compared to planar electrodes.
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Published date: 17 February 2011
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/372426
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Hywel Morgan
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