title: Effect of cross sectional geometry on PDMS micro peristaltic pump performance: comparison of SU-8 replica molding vs. micro injection molding.
abstract: Two different fabrication methods were employed to fabricate micropumps with different cross-sectional channel geometries. The first was to fabricate rectangular cross-sectional microchannel geometries using the well known fabrication method of replica molding (REM). The second, and far less utilized fabrication technique, was to create microchannel molds using an in-house fabricated handheld micro injection molding apparatus. The injection mold apparatus was designed for use with elastomeric room temperature vulcanization (RTV) polymers, as opposed to most other injection molding machines, which are designed for use with thermoplastic polymers. The injection mold's bottom plate was used as a microchannel molding template. The molding template was created by threading a small-diameter wire (150 μm or less) through the injection mold's bottom plate, with subsequent adhesion and smoothing of a thin piece of aluminum foil over the wire-raised injection mold template. When molded against, the template produced a rounded/Gaussian-shaped PDMS microchannel. The design of the injection mold will be presented, along with a direct comparison for micropump performance metrics such as flow rate, valving characteristics, and maximum backpressures attainable for each of the respective micropump channel geometries.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. bowser@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bowser
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008845:Microinjections / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D011108:Polymers; C520895:SU-8 compound
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