AK Au, H Lai, BR Utela, A Folch - Micromachines, 2011 - mdpi.com
This review presents an extensive overview of a large number of microvalve and micropump designs with great variability in performance and operation. The performance of a given …
Variable stiffness actuation has applications in a wide range of fields, including wearable haptics, soft robots, and minimally invasive surgical devices. There have been numerous …
The microvalve is one of the most important components in microfluidics. With decades of development, the microvalve has been widely used in many industries such as life science …
M De Volder, D Reynaerts - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of MEMS actuators is rapidly evolving and continuously new progress in terms of efficiency, power and force output is reported. Pneumatic and hydraulic are an …
Regulation systems for fluid-driven soft robots predominantly consist of inflexible and bulky components. These rigid structures considerably limit the adaptability and mobility of these …
This paper reviews microfluidic technologies with emphasis on applications in the fields of pharmacy, biology, and tissue engineering. Design and fabrication of microfluidic systems …
During the last 15 years, miniaturized paraffin actuation has evolved through the need of a simple actuation principle, still able to deliver large strokes and high actuation forces at …
During the last decades micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) have been subject to intensive research. In many cases active components, eg, for regulating fluid flow or …
Programmable microfluidic platforms (PMPs) are enabling significant advances in the utility of microfluidics for chemical and biochemical analysis. Traditional microfluidic devices are …