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

Authors

Colm Delaney, Dublin City University
Simon Coleman, Dublin City University
Jeff Whyte, Technological University Dublin
Nigel Kent, Technological University DublinFollow
Dermot Diamond, Dublin City UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

2.3 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Publication Details

Proceedings of the 3rd. Conference on Microfluidic Handling Systems, 2017

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 highly reproducible 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.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21427/D7CN52

Recommended Citation

Delaney, C. et al. (2017). Precise flow-control using photo-actuated hydrogel valves and PID-Controlled LED actuation. In: 3rd Conference On Microfluidic Handling Systems (MFHS), 4-6 Oct 2017, Enschede, Netherlands. DOI:10.21427/D7CN52