Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 5, Issue 12, Pages 5408-5412Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am400106q
Keywords
bucky gel; electroactive polymers; microvalve; microactuator; flow regulation
Funding
- National Science Foundation [0932300]
- Division Of Human Resource Development
- Direct For Education and Human Resources [0932300] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Bucky gel is a gelatinous mixture of carbon nanotubes and an ionic liquid. This mixture was employed in fabrication of a low-voltage, rapid, and dry electroactive bimorph actuator: Bucky Gel Actuator (BGA). Feasibility studies were carried out on BGA to evaluate its potential application as a new interface for flow regulation in microfluidics. Following the promising results, a flow regulator was designed and fabricated utilizing BGA as a microvalve. Flow rate measurements showed the capability of BGA microvalve in controlling the output flow rate in the range of 0.1-1 mL/min. BGA microvalve demonstrated great potential to be used for flow regulation in microfluidic devices for point-of-care devices and biomedical applications.
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