Micropump

Microfluidic Device Generates Passive Hydraulic Power- ‘Tree-on-a-chip’:

April 4, 2017

Engineers have designed a microfluidic device they call a “tree-on-a-chip,” which mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and other plants. (Image Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Trees and other plants, from towering [more...]

Microflow Sensor, Micropump Combine for Single-use Drug Delivery Module

March 28, 2017

Fraunhofer EMFT’s silicon micropump has been combined with Sensirion’s LD20 single-use liquid flow sensor to develop a smart and cost-efficient miniaturized module for controlled and monitored drug delivery. This highly integrated [more...]

Microfluidic Device Lets The Drop Beat

October 7, 2015

The hanging drops are connected through 200μm-wide channels (Image: Chemistry World) Scientists in Switzerland have incorporated pulsing human heart tissue into a microfluidic device to make a miniscule model of a living system that [more...]

Ion Pump Implant Gives the Body Its Own Pain Alleviation

May 17, 2015

The device consists of an electronically and ionically conducting polymer electrode inside a fluid reservoir, and an ionically conducting delivery channel leading out to the target region—for example, the spinal cord. The reservoir is [more...]

An Electronic Micropump to Deliver Treatments deep Within The Brain

April 27, 2015

The organic electronic micropump (represented by a purple cylinder) directly releases among the neurons, active molecules (spheres) that will control the activity of these neurons (here they will stop the epileptic activity). Many [more...]

Exotic Micropumps and Gels Offer Hope for Hearing Disorders

March 14, 2015

Researchers at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory have fabricated and tested a simplified micropump and used it to demonstrate the flow of fluid into and out of the device, the ability to store drug in a reservoir on board, and the [more...]

Takasago-Fluidics

November 3, 2014

About the company: Japanese Manufacturer of miniature chemically inert valves and pumps. It develops and manufactures precise fluidic control related components, including solenoid valves, pinch valves, air-operated valves, diaphragm [more...]