Silent pumpers: a comparative topical overview of the peristaltic pumping principle in living nature, engineering, and biomimetics

F Esser, T Masselter, T Speck - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This synopsis presents the state‐of‐the‐art of peristaltic pump systems in biomimetics and
living nature, and allows for a comparison by highlighting the differences in structure and …

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 …

Computational and theoretical model of electro-osmotic flow pumping in a microchannel with squeezing walls

Y Aboelkassem - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Numerical simulation and theoretical solution for the electro-osmotic pumping flow of
electrolyte solution in a microchannel with squeezing and charged walls are developed in …

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 …

The performance of bioinspired valveless piezoelectric micropump with respect to viscosity change

SC Lee, S Hur, D Kang, BH Kim… - Bioinspiration & …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This study investigated the effect of the serial connection of two pumping chambers on
transport of liquid with increased viscosity. A serially connected valveless piezoelectric …

Magnetohydrodynamics-based pumping flow model with propagative rhythmic membrane contraction

DS Bhandari, D Tripathi, VK Narla - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2020 - Springer
A novel magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)-based pumping flow model is proposed to study the
magnetic property in transient flow of viscous fluids through finite length channel where the …

Biomimetic micropump: Leveraging a novel propagative rhythmic membrane function

M Kumar, J Mansukhani, A Tripathy, PK Mondal - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We discuss bioinspired pumping mechanism in a microfluidic configuration, consistent with
the newly formulated propagative rhythmic contraction–expansion of a membrane attached …

Signalling molecule transport analysis in lacunar–canalicular system

R Kumar, AK Tiwari, D Tripathi, NN Sharma - Biomechanics and Modeling …, 2020 - Springer
Mechanical loading-induced fluid flow in lacunar–canalicular space (LCS) of bone excites
osteocyte cells to release signalling molecules which initiate osteo-activities. Theoretical …

Transient membrane kinematic model for viscoplastic fluids: periodic contraction in the microchannel

DS Bhandari, D Tripathi, VK Narla - The European Physical Journal …, 2023 - Springer
A linear viscoplastic fluid model is considered to analyze the viscoplastic effects in
membrane-based pumping flow through the microchannel in mathematical framework. The …

Slip effects on electroosmotic flow in a microchannel with squeezing wall motion

Y Aboelkassem - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates the effects of slip boundary conditions on the electroosmotic flow of
an electrolyte solution in a microchannel with a squeezing upper wall and a charged lower …