Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):
A. Balck, M. Leester-Schaedel, Ch. Kirsch, U. Schmid, H. Seidel, S. Büttgenbach:
"Novel Energy-Saving Microvalve For Medical Applications";
Poster: 6th international Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology,
Lucerne, CH;
05-04-2011
- 05-06-2011; in: "6th international Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology",
(2011),
ISBN: 978-0-9743611-6-1;
283
- 284.
English abstract:
Functional components for medical applications - especially implants - generally have to be maximal energysaving. For this purpose, a novel bistable microvalve has been developed. The valve areas being in contact with the fluid are completely separated from the actuator parts, which makes the valve sterilizable and keeps the fluid free from contaminations. As the only materials of the valve body are glass and silicon it is biocompatible and inert to most of the common fluids handled in medicine and biotechnology. In the following, the valve design including latest optimization steps is described, newest results of different functionality tests and their evaluation are shown.
Keywords:
bistable, microvalve, implant, shape memory alloy
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