[PDF] Top 20 Electro-osmotic actuation for micropump applications

... An electro-osmotic actuation mechanism is explored for micropump applications where self contained, low power, miniaturized pumps are ...of electro-osmosis through a cation ... See full document

... As basidiomycetes are the major hazard for above ground applications, the basidiomycete fungus Coniophora puteana was used for these initial tests. Several additional tests have been performed to verify the ... See full document

... internal osmotic pressure upon pH change without any obvious volumetric changes (illustrated in ...spatiotemporal actuation upon UV stimulus by utilizing a photo triggered pH-jump reaction, which may ... See full document

... INTRODUCTION Electro-osmotic and electro-kinetic flows have stimulated significant interest for several decades, owing to advances in microfluidics ...in electro-osmotic pumping devices ... See full document

... this actuation is convenient because the resultant devices contain no moving ...crofluidic actuation techniques that are driven by the application of a voltage include electrowetting and liquid ... See full document

... this actuation is convenient because the resultant devices contain no moving ...crofluidic actuation techniques that are driven by the application of a voltage include electrowetting and liquid ... See full document

... The separation process uses the advantage of current produc- tion by the MFC, which drives water and ions transport across the membrane; this is different from the energy intensive electrodial- ysis systems where the ... See full document

... flow; electro-osmosis flow; integral transform; velocity distribution 1 Introduction When an electric field is applied to the fluids in a channel, the walls of which are charged, the migration of the ions present in ... See full document

... medical applications, the innovative micro-electro- mechanical systems (MEMS) technologies have realized an important progress of the micropump as one of the essential fluid handling devices to ... See full document

... wide applications in many branches of science and engineering of most focus is the thermal behaviors of fluids whose viscosity changes with temperature and the flow is accompanied by a simultaneous transfer of ... See full document

... plasma actuation of aerodynamic flows, transport of noxious wastes in nuclear industries, excretory movement, blood pumps, heart-lung machines, vasomotion of small blood vessels, bat wing control and snake ... See full document

... in applications such as chemical and biological sensors and microfluidic devices ...high-performance micropump is ...stack actuation achieved by appropriate design ... See full document

... consolidation due to an external load. Providing the anode is closed, i.e. there is no replenishment of pore fluid, and the cathode acts as a drain, then the degree of consolidation will vary between the cathode and ... See full document

... Concluding Remarks The emerging MEMS technology opens new possibilities for fluid machinery in a very distinct length scale, the micron size. In this range, the surface to volume ratio is much larger than that in macro ... See full document

... using electro-osmotic consolidation. The electro-osmotic consolidations method will alter the hydraulic conductivity of the soil, hence improved the soil with the process of discharging the ... See full document

... systems. Electro-osmosis is one of the electrokinetic phenomena and consists of the motion of liquid through a microporous medium under the influence of an applied electrical ...field. ... See full document

... mixed electro-osmotic and pressure driven flows (EOF/PDF) through a microannulus is in- vestigated based on a linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation and Navier-Stokes ... See full document

... the electro-osmotic process; from a long-term perspective, an excessively high voltage gradient was not useful for increasing the ratio of the effective voltage to the output ...the ... See full document

... displacement. Electro-osmotic consolidation process is currently being employed to increase soil strength around offshore and onshore structures, but the effect on pipe-soil interaction has not been fully ... See full document

... via electro-osmotic drag (under load) and osmotic pressure (under ...the electro-osmotic drag of water through the membrane rep- resenting the active transport, whereas osmotic ... See full document