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Three-dimensional Printing of Thermoplastic Materials to Create Automated Syringe Pumps with Feedback Control for Microfluidic Applications
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Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Three-dimensional Printing of Thermoplastic Materials to Create Automated Syringe Pumps with Feedback Control for Microfluidic Applications
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09:08 min

August 30, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 00:38Prepare and 3D-print the Syringe Pump Components
  • 01:57Assemble the Syringe Pump
  • 04:21Feedback-Controlled Syringe Pump System Assembly
  • 06:38Controlling Syringe Pressure Pumps
  • 07:37Results: Tuning of Control Parameters and Control of Inlet Pressure for a Laminar Flow Microfluidic Device
  • 08:23Conclusion

Summary

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Here we present a protocol to construct a pressure-controlled syringe pump to be used in microfluidic applications. This syringe pump is made from an additively manufactured body, off-the-shelf hardware, and open-source electronics. The resulting system is low-cost, straightforward to build, and delivers well-regulated fluid flow to enable rapid microfluidic research.

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