A BIOLOGICAL MONITORING MODULE BASED ON A CERAMIC MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM

Walter Smetana, Bruno Balluch, Ibrahim Atassi, Khatuna Elizbarowna Gvichiya, Erwin Gaubitzer, Michael Edetsberger, Gottfried Köhler

2009

Abstract

A 3-dimensional mesofluidic biological monitoring module has been successfully designed and fabricated using a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology. This mesofluidic device consists of a network of micro-channels, a spherical mixing cavity and measuring ports. A selection of appropriate commercially available ceramic tapes has been chosen with regard to their biocompatibility performance. Specific processing procedures required for the realization of such a complex structure are demonstrated. Three dimensional numerical flow simulations have been conducted to characterize the concentration profiles of liquids at a specific measuring port and verified by experiment.

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Smetana W., Balluch B., Atassi I., Gvichiya K., Gaubitzer E., Edetsberger M. and Köhler G. (2009). A BIOLOGICAL MONITORING MODULE BASED ON A CERAMIC MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111- 64-7, pages 75-82. DOI: 10.5220/0001543400750082


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@conference{biodevices09,
author={Walter Smetana and Bruno Balluch and Ibrahim Atassi and Khatuna Elizbarowna Gvichiya and Erwin Gaubitzer and Michael Edetsberger and Gottfried Köhler},
title={A BIOLOGICAL MONITORING MODULE BASED ON A CERAMIC MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={75-82},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001543400750082},
isbn={978-989-8111- 64-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)
TI - A BIOLOGICAL MONITORING MODULE BASED ON A CERAMIC MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM
SN - 978-989-8111- 64-7
AU - Smetana W.
AU - Balluch B.
AU - Atassi I.
AU - Gvichiya K.
AU - Gaubitzer E.
AU - Edetsberger M.
AU - Köhler G.
PY - 2009
SP - 75
EP - 82
DO - 10.5220/0001543400750082