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dc.contributor.authorTang, Shi-Yang
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Xuchun
dc.contributor.authorSun, Shuaishuai
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Dan
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Qianbin
dc.contributor.authorYan, Sheng
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Lei
dc.contributor.authorYun, Guolin
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Jun
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Shiwu
dc.contributor.authorLi, Weihua
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:48:38Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1616-301X
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/adfm.201705484
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383121
dc.description.abstractMicrofluidic systems enable rapid diagnosis of diseases, biological analysis, drug screening, and high‐precision materials synthesis. In spite of these remarkable abilities, conventional microfluidic systems are microfabricated monolithically on a single platform and their operations rely on bulky expensive external equipment. This restricts their applications outside of research laboratories and prevents development and assembly of truly versatile and complex systems. Here, novel magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) microactuators are presented including pumps and mixers using an innovative actuation mechanism without the need of delicate elements such as thin membranes. Modularized elements are realized using such actuators, which can be easily integrated and actuated using a single self‐contained driving unit to create a modular, miniaturized, and robust platform. The performance of the microactuators is investigated via a series of experiments and a proof‐of‐concept modular system is developed to demonstrate the viability of the platform for self‐contained applications. The presented MRE microactuators are small size, simple, and efficient, offering a great potential to significantly advance the current research on complex microfluidic systems.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode51
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.titleVersatile Microfluidic Platforms Enabled by Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer Microactuators
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyright© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Versatile Microfluidic Platforms Enabled by Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer Microactuators, Advanced Functional Materials, Volume28, Issue8, February 21, 2018, which has been published in final form at DOI. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorZhang, Jun


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