Construction of a microfluidic, bi-stable, fluid amplifier using the nickel electroforming method

Narciso F. Macia

doi:10.1117/12.443068

Construction of a microfluidic, bi-stable, fluid amplifier using the nickel electroforming method

Narciso F. Macia

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Abstract

This paper presents a method for creating planar, fluidic devices by bonding together laminations created with the nickel electroforming method. The fluid amplifier (throat width=.002″[50.8 microns], aspect ratio=1, operated in the laminar region using oxygen at 10 psig [69 KPa]) is created by sandwiching together several, several .001″ [25.4 microns] thick laminations. These laminations contain the fluid amplifier, vents and transfer channels. The laminations are initially coated with an adhesive, which acts as a bonding agent when subjected to heat. Special pins are used to insure proper alignment. The entire process is performed in a clean room environment to minimize problems. The proportional fluid amplifier is made bistable by introducing positive feedback.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editors	C H Mastrangelo, H Becker
Pages	28-38
Number of pages	11
Volume	4560
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.443068
State	Published - 2001
Event	Microfluidics and BioMEMS - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Oct 22 2001 → Oct 24 2001

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Other	Microfluidics and BioMEMS
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	10/22/01 → 10/24/01

Keywords

Fluid amplifier
Fluidics
Laminar operation
Microfluidics
Nickel electroforming
Oxygen therapy

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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