Method for constructing a fluidic driver for use with microfluidic circuits as a pump and mixer
US6568052B1 · kind B1 · utility
23Cited by
5References
17Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2196
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The fluidic drive for miniature acoustic-fluidic pump and mixer is comprised of an acoustic transducer attached to an exterior or interior of a fluidic circuit or reservoir. The transducer converts radio frequency electrical energy into an ultrasonic acoustic wave in a fluid that in turn generates directed fluid motion through the effect of acoustic streaming. Acoustic streaming results due to the absorption of the acoustic energy in the fluid itself. This absorption results in a radiation pressure and acoustic streaming in the direction of propagation of the acoustic propagation or what is termed “quartz wind”.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.