title: Scanning laser pulses driven microfluidic peristaltic membrane pump.
abstract: We reported a pulsed laser driven peristaltic pump for driving fluid in multilayer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannels. By synchronizing the dynamics of deforming membrane valves with pulsed laser generated bubbles, a maximum pumping rate of 460 pl s(-1) has been achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 43-147 Eng. IV, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597, USA. katechen@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ting-Hsiang
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pei-Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chiou
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D007834:Lasers; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011312:Pressure
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon