Forced surface traveling wave-driven microfluidic pump
US10883486B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02N2/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a microfluidic pump for generating forced traveling waves that can directly drive liquid. A surface traveling wave-driven microfluidic pump comprises a channel with two opposing channel walls. Two symmetric traveling waves are generated on the surface of two opposite channel walls. The channel contains liquid that becomes trapped inside the cavities and is pumped along the direction of the traveling wave at the same speed as the traveling wave.
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