A Ceramic Microfluidic Device for Monitoring Complex Biochemical Reactive Systems.

Autor: Smetana, Walter, Balluch, Bruno, Atassi, Ibrahim, Kügler, Philipp, Gaubitzer, Erwin, Edetsberger, Michael, Köhler, Gottfried
Zdroj: Biomedical Engineering Systems & Technologies; 2010, p110-123, 14p
Abstrakt: A 3-dimensional mesofluidic biological monitoring module has been successfully designed and fabricated using a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology. This mesofluidic device consists of a network of micro-channels, a spherical mixing cavity and measuring ports. A selection of appropriate commercially available ceramic tapes has been chosen with regard to their biocompatibility performance. Specific processing procedures required for the realization of such a complex structure are demonstrated. Three dimensional numerical flow simulations have been conducted to characterize the concentration profiles of liquids at a specific measuring port and verified by experiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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