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A NOVEL PDMS/PARYLENE MICROVALVE WITH THREE DIMENTIONAL DOME PETAL SHAPE (FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYDROCEPHALUS)
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A NOVEL PDMS/PARYLENE MICROVALVE WITH THREE DIMENTIONAL DOME PETAL SHAPE (FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYDROCEPHALUS)

Jonghyun Oh, Gyuman Kim, Hongseok (Moses) Noh and IEEE
MEMS 2010: 23RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, TECHNICAL DIGEST, pp 1075-1078
01 Jan 2010

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Engineering Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Science & Technology Science & Technology - Other Topics Technology
We present a novel microvalve for the treatment of a pathological condition, hydrocephalus. This microvalve is made of PDMS/Parylene composite layer which has a 3-D dome petal shape. This geometry enables the microvalve to open easily for forward flows and to close for backward flows. New microfabrication techniques such as dome-shaped SU-8 mold fabrication and laser machining for valve opening have been investigated to build the proposed microvalve. The pressure-drop vs. flow rate characteristic of the fabricated microvalve was investigated using in-vitro flow tests.

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