Micropumps and biomedical applications–A review

YN Wang, LM Fu - Microelectronic Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the current state-of-the-art in micropumping technology for
biomedical applications. The review focuses particularly on the actuation schemes, flow …

A review of recent studies on piezoelectric pumps and their applications

H Li, J Liu, K Li, Y Liu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2021 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric pumps have obtained considerable significance and have become the focus
area of research for biomedicine, fuel supply, liquid cooling, chemistry and precision driving …

Advances in valveless piezoelectric pumps

Q Yan, Y Yin, W Sun, J Fu - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Piezoelectric pump design is regarded as a hot research topic in the microfluidic field, and
has been applied in liquid cooling, precision machinery and other relevant domains. The …

Advances in passive check valve piezoelectric pumps

X Wu, L He, Y Hou, X Tian, X Zhao - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
Micropump is an important component of the microfluidic field and has been applied in many
fields, such as electronic cooling, medicine and chemistry. Micropumps using piezoelectric …

Pumping flow model for couple stress fluids with a propagative membrane contraction

DS Bhandari, D Tripathi, VK Narla - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
A pumping flow model induced by propagative and non-propagative wall contraction is
presented to examine the pumping and flow characteristics. A couple stress fluid model is …

Electrokinetic membrane pumping flow model in a microchannel

D Tripathi, VK Narla, Y Aboelkassem - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
A microfluidic pumping flow model driven by electro-osmosis mechanisms is developed to
analyze the flow characteristics of aqueous electrolytes. The pumping model is designed …

A review of recent studies on valve-less piezoelectric pumps

W Li, D Li, L He, Y Wang, D Wang… - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Due to the advantages of small size, low power consumption and price, no wear, and
reliable performances of valve-less piezoelectric pumps, which academics have studied and …

Pumping flow model in a microchannel with propagative rhythmic membrane contraction

Y Aboelkassem - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A pumping flow model in a microchannel with a single attached membrane subjected to
propagative contraction is presented in this article. The lubrication theory is used to …

Recent trends in structures and applications of valveless piezoelectric pump—A review

Y Hou, L He, D Hu, L Zhang, B Yu… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Piezoelectric actuator-driven valveless pump has been studied for a long time in theory and
structure for the features of high precision, fast response, low power consumption, compact …

Characteristics of thickness-vibration-mode PZT transducer for acoustic micropumps

H Yun, D Kong, M Aoyagi - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
The characteristics of a thickness-vibration-mode PZT transducer for acoustic micropumps
are evaluated with a U-shaped tube structure. The phenomenon in which the height of the …