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Planar micro-direct methanol fuel cell prototyped by rapid powder blasting

We present a planar micro-direct methanol fuel cell (μ−DMFC) fabricated by rapid prototyping powder blasting technology. Using an elastomeric mask, we pattern two parallel microfluidic channels in glass. The anode and cathode of the fuel cell are formed by ...

Elsevier2011

Magnetic active-valve micropump actuated by a rotating magnetic assembly

Martinus Gijs, Meng Shen

We report on a high-efficiency and self-priming active-valve micropump consisting of a microfluidic chamber structure in glass that is assembled with a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastic sheet. The latter comprises two valving membranes and a central pump ...

Elsevier2011

High-Performance Protein Preconcentrator Using Microchannel-Integrated Nafion Strip

Martinus Gijs, Venkataragavalu Sivagnanam, Hui Yang, Meng Shen

A microfluidic device for protein preconcentration based on the electrokinetic trapping principle is proposed. It comprises a Nafion strip which is simply cut from a commercially available membrane and integrated into a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microflu ...

IEEE2011

Rapid Prototyping of Microfluidic Devices : Realization of Magnetic Micropumps, Fuel Cells and Protein Preconcentrators

Meng Shen

With the growing importance of miniaturized energy applications and the development of micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS), we have realized microfluidic devices, namely, magnetic micropumps, microfluidic fuel cells and membrane-based protein preconcentrat ...

EPFL2010

Microfluidic Protein Preconcentrator Using a Microchannel-Integrated Nafion Strip: Experiment and Modeling

Martinus Gijs, Venkataragavalu Sivagnanam, Meng Shen

We propose a simple microfluidic device for protein preconcentration based on the electrokinetic trapping principle. It comprises a narrow Nafion strip that is simply cut from a commercial membrane and is integrated into a molded poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PD ...

American Chemical Society2010

Monolithic micro-direct methanol fuel cell in PDMS with microfluidic channel-integrated Nafion strip

Martinus Gijs, Meng Shen

We demonstrate a monolithic polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell by integrating a narrow (200 mu m) Nafion strip in a molded polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) structure. We propose two designs, based on two 200 mu m-wide and two 80 mu m-wide parallel microflui ...

2009

Rapid prototyping of micro-direct methanol fuel cells in PDMS

Martinus Gijs, Meng Shen

2009

High-performance active-valve micropump

Martinus Gijs, Meng Shen

2009

Miniaturized PMMA ball-valve micropump with cylindrical electromagnetic actuator

Martinus Gijs, Christophe Yamahata, Meng Shen

We have fabricated and characterized a reciprocating poly(methylmetacrylate) (PMMA) ball-valve micropump actuated with a miniaturized cylindrical electromagnetic circuit. By finite element calculations, we have optimized the structure of the electromagnet ...

2008

A high-performance compact electromagnetic actuator for a PMMA ball-valve micropump

Martinus Gijs, Christophe Yamahata, Meng Shen

We present the microfabrication and characterization of a reciprocating-type poly(methylmetacrylate) (PMMA) ball-valve micropump which is actuated with a high-performance and compact electromagnetic circuit of centimeter size. We have improved by finite el ...

Institute of Physics2008