Precise Flow-Control Using Photo-Actuated Hydrogel Valves and Pid-controlled LED Actuation

Colm Delaney; Peter McCluskey; Simon Coleman; Jeffrey Whyte; Nigel Kent; Dermot Diamond

doi:10.21427/d7cn52

Precise Flow-Control Using Photo-Actuated Hydrogel Valves and Pid-controlled LED Actuation

Colm Delaney, Peter McCluskey, Simon Coleman, Jeffrey Whyte, Nigel Kent, Dermot Diamond

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Abstract

Herein we demonstrate remarkable control of flow within fluidic channels using photo-actuated hydrogel valves. By polymerizing the valves in situ it has been possible to create highlyreproducible valves. Through the use of an LED platform and a PID algorithm we have generated extremely accurate flow control and created prototype devices to document their potential application within the microfluidics field.

Original language	English
Journal	3rd Conference On Microfluidic Handling Systems (MFHS)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d7cn52
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	MFHS: 3rd Conference On Microfluidic Handling Systems - Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 4 Oct 2017 → 6 Oct 2017

Keywords

photo-actuated hydrogel valves
flow control
LED platform
PID algorithm
microfluidics

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