Leakage-free reconfigurable microchannel having moving sidewalls sealed with hydrocarbon sealant and oil seals

Masahiro Oono; Kousuke Mikami; Nobuyuki Futai

doi:10.1109/MHS.2014.7006079

Leakage-free reconfigurable microchannel having moving sidewalls sealed with hydrocarbon sealant and oil seals

Masahiro Oono, Kousuke Mikami, Nobuyuki Futai

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Abstract

In conventional micro-fluidic devices, it is difficult to transport gaseous and solid as well as liquid, or change the size of the channel depending on cell proliferation. We have developed a reconfigurable microfluidic channel with movable sidewalls by mechanically discretized sidewalls with laterally aligned rectangular pins. However, the leakage of fluid through the gap between pins by capillary action is problematic. To address these problems, we have introduced hydrocarbon wax and silicone adhesive to fill the gap, and have studied the effect of pin-to-pin gaps and the surface roughness of pins on the leakage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479966790
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MHS.2014.7006079
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jan 9
Event	2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014 - Nagoya, Japan Duration: 2014 Nov 10 → 2014 Nov 12

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Other	2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Nagoya
Period	14/11/10 → 14/11/12

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Leakage-free reconfigurable microchannel having moving sidewalls sealed with hydrocarbon sealant and oil seals. / Oono, Masahiro; Mikami, Kousuke; Futai, Nobuyuki.

2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7006079.

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Oono, M, Mikami, K & Futai, N 2015, Leakage-free reconfigurable microchannel having moving sidewalls sealed with hydrocarbon sealant and oil seals. in 2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014., 7006079, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2014, Nagoya, Japan, 14/11/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/MHS.2014.7006079

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