Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 01, 2022 - June 04, 2022
Actuators play an important role in lab-on-a-chip systems for a variety of microfluidic tasks. Though rapid progress has been made, the existing devices are still unable to meet the requirements of different applications. In this work, we demonstrated the application of the newly developed biomolecular artificial muscle in microfluidic actuation through two examples, a 3-way micro-valve for micro-flow control and a gated micro-cage for manipulation of micro-objects, which have unique characteristics compared with existing devices. This work provides a new paradigm for the fabrication of microfluidic actuators with low cost, and can contribute to the development of microfluidic devices and accelerate their practical applications.
