Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 5-8, Pages 435-441Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-009-2320-4
Keywords
Micro-valve; Simulation; Microfabrication; Two-photon polymerization
Funding
- General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece (GSRT) [PENED 2003-351]
- EU [PITN-GA-2008-214962]
- Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge project NOLIMBA [MTKD-CT-2005-029194]
- DFG
- IKYDA/DAAD
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This paper reports on the conceptual design and fabrication of a complex shape, readily assembled micro check valve using the two-photon polymerization technique. The material used for the fabrication of the valve is a zirconium containing organic-inorganic hybrid photosensitive sol-gel known to exhibit negligible distortion during photopolymerization. A preliminary computational fluid dynamics study has been carried out in order to evaluate the flow performance of the valve under blood pressures exhibited in healthy human veins. The fabricated micro-valves exhibit good dimensional accuracy when compared to the CAD-created valve design and the capability of an internal moving component to perform its intended function.
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