Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hydrogel-driven micropump
- Patent Title (中): 水凝胶驱动的微型泵
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Application No.: US11262266Application Date: 2005-10-28
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Publication No.: US07648619B2Publication Date: 2010-01-19
- Inventor: Sway Chuang , Morris Liang , Frank Fan , Wae-Honge Chen
- Applicant: Sway Chuang , Morris Liang , Frank Fan , Wae-Honge Chen
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Industrial Technology Research
- Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Pro-Techtor Int'l Services
- Main IPC: B67D5/00
- IPC: B67D5/00

Abstract:
A hydrogel-driven micropump, comprising: two fluid chambers; a fluid channel, connecting the two fluid chambers; a first substrate plate and a second substrate plate, which are glass wafers produced by micromechanical working, each having accommodation chambers which are filled in hydrogel which are placed next to the two fluid chambers and connected by inward extending bridges, with electric terminals leading to the accommodation chambers; a middle substrate, sandwiched between the first and second substrate plates and made by a bulk micromachining process, having separated accommodation chambers close to ends thereof. A separating block is placed between the accommodation chambers. The middle substrate between the first and second substrate plates forms a micropump body. All of the substrates are separated by membranes. The accommodation chambers for electrophoretic fluid are located between the membranes and the first and second substrate plates, respectively, and insulating material. An electrophoretic fluid channel is left between the membranes and the bridges. The fluid channel is placed within the middle substrate between the membranes. The first substrate plate has through holes from outside to the two fluid chambers, allowing fluid to be injected.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060102483A1 Hydrogel-driven micropump Public/Granted day:2006-05-18
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