Output details

A mathematical model for the motion analysis of

embedded straight microcantilevers under a pressure driven flow

Significance of output:

The application of cantilevered structures as check valves or flow sensors provide new possibilities towards the integration of accurate sample preparation systems within a lab-on-a-chip. Cantilevers act as flaps enclosed within a channel perpendicular to the flow. This allows simpler designs and integration of the sensor within the microfluidic network. The cantilevers are embedded in a microfluidic channel by low temperature full wafer adhesive bonding. In this way, electrodes, microchannels, microchambers and cantilevers can be fabricated and sealed at the same time at a wafer level. This is the first example of flap cantilevers embedded in a polymeric microfluidic channel.