We survey progress over the past 25 years in the development of microscale devices for
pumping fluids. We attempt to provide both a reference for micropump researchers and a …

If a high and on-going research dynamics is taken as a rejuvenating factor microfluidics can
still be regarded as a truly young discipline, although some microfluidic devices definitely …

A unique design of an implantable micropump for medical drug delivery systems was
proposed. The peristaltic pumping principle was selected. Three pump chambers are …

Among the large number of microfluidic components realized up to now, micropumps clearly
represent the case of a'long runner'in science. A brief literature review reveals, that one of …

This paper describes a novel pumping device without mechanical moving parts based on
the periodic generation and collapse of a single vapour bubble in a channel. The channel …

This paper presents the first micropumps assembled using polymeric lamination technology.
Each pump consists of two 100 µm thick, 10 mm diameter SU-8 discs; two 1.5 mm thick, 15 …

This work introduces a novel electromagnetic pumping concept that depends on rotating two
hard magnets placed in an annular channel in opposing polarity through simultaneous …

Strain-based criteria are employed to predict fracture initiation behavior in bi-material
cracked components. Two versions of the maximum tangential strain criterion are developed …

This study presents a planar valveless impedance-based micro pump for biomedical
applications. The micro pump comprises four major components, namely a lower glass …

The electromechanical actuation properties of polypyrrole have been utilized in the design
and development of a low voltage fluid movement system for microfluidic channels. A …