Miniature 3D-Printed Centrifugal Pump with Non-Contact Electromagnetic Actuation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Centrifugal Pumping Principle
2.2. Pump Design
2.3. Electromagnetic Actuation
2.4. Fabrication and Assembly
2.5. Measurement Setup
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Volumetric Flow Rate
3.2. Output Pressure
3.3. Comparison with other 3D-Printed Pumps
3.4. Pumping in a Microfluidic Channel and Outlook
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Pump Type | Volume/µL | Max. Q/mL·min−1 | Max. Pressure/Pa | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumatic check-valve | ≈15.4 | 13 | 5900 | [13] |
Rotary micro-gear | ≈0.14 | 0.055 | 12,500 | [14] |
Electrohydrodynamic | ≈3.42 | 14 | 2480 | [16] |
Magnetohydrodynamic | 0.19 | 0.0015 | 180.5 | [17] |
Peristaltic (3D-printed) | 74.8 | 0.68 | – | [7] |
Membrane (3D-printed) | 0.495 | 0.02 | 24,130 | [8] |
Tesla (3D-printed) | ≈3380 | 12 | 253 | [9] |
Peristaltic (3D-printed) | 120 | 0.71 | ≈56 | [15] |
Vibrating blades (3D-printed) | ≈9000 | 107.8 | – | [18] |
Centrifugal (3D-printed) | ≈4120 | 124 | 2400 | this work |
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Joswig, L.; Vellekoop, M.J.; Lucklum, F. Miniature 3D-Printed Centrifugal Pump with Non-Contact Electromagnetic Actuation. Micromachines 2019, 10, 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100631
Joswig L, Vellekoop MJ, Lucklum F. Miniature 3D-Printed Centrifugal Pump with Non-Contact Electromagnetic Actuation. Micromachines. 2019; 10(10):631. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100631
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoswig, Luca, Michael J. Vellekoop, and Frieder Lucklum. 2019. "Miniature 3D-Printed Centrifugal Pump with Non-Contact Electromagnetic Actuation" Micromachines 10, no. 10: 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100631