Iranian Journal of Manufacturing Engineering

Iranian Journal of Manufacturing Engineering

Design, manufacturing and calibration of a micro syringe pump for micro-fluidics applications

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammad Azaran 1
Sajjad Mazloom Baghsiahi 2
Maryam Moghaddam Matin 3
Behnam Moetakef Imani 4
1 MSc Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 MSc Student, Department of Biology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3 Faculty Member, Department of Biology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
4 Faculty Member, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22034/ijme.2024.432467.1891
Abstract
Today, micro fluidic devices offer the potential to automate a wide range of chemical and biological operations used for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. In the micro-fluidics, the micro-pump is an essential equipment to control the micro volume of fluid in scale of micro-liter , so the development of the micro-pump has recently received much attention.Many research work are being developed in the field of micro-fluidic devises, which are used in various fields such as biology, chemistry, and clinical medicine. In micro-fluidic applications, the most important elements is declared to the micro-pump. Micro pumps play a key role in these applications. Recently, the design and construction of micro pumps have been developed and various types of these pumps have been designed, and the most important challenges of these pumps are cost,, injection/suction accuracy, and the uniformity of movement. In this research, a syringe micro-pump is designed and manufactured. In addition, the kinematic algorithm of movement with constant acceleration is thoroughly explained. One of the achievements of this pump is high accuracy in injection and uniformity in movement, which creates a uniform flow in fluid injection.
Keywords
Syringe Pump
Microfluidic
Calibration
Micropump

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Manufacturing Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 7 - Serial Number 69
September 2023
Pages 45-56