Abstract
'Smart' polymers are environmentally sensitive polymers that respond to small changes in environmental stimuli with large, sometimes discontinuous changes in their physical state or properties. We have been developing 'smart' microfluidic systems by using smart polymers that can receive device-generated signals and act as switches. Biodegradable semi-crystalline poly(epsilon- caprolactone) (PCL) is known to show temperature-responsive 'on-off' transition over its melting temperature and crosslinked PCLs have dual-shape capability, showing shape-memory effect. The work presented here demonstrates re-writable, shape-memory microfluidic channels using actively moving PCLs to facilitate the dynamic geometric changes and microfluidic flow control by local heating around a biological relevant temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 |
| Pages | 446-448 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 - Seattle, WA Duration: 2011 Oct 2 → 2011 Oct 6 |
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| Other | 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 |
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| City | Seattle, WA |
| Period | 11/10/2 → 11/10/6 |
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Keywords
- Poly(epsilon-caprolactone)
- Shape-memory polymers
- Temperature-responsive
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
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Design of re-writable and shape-memory microchip materials with dynamically tunable microchannel geometry near biological temperature. / Ebara, M.; Uto, K.; Idota, N.; Hoffman, J. M.; Aoyagi, T.
15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011. Vol. 1 2011. p. 446-448.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Design of re-writable and shape-memory microchip materials with dynamically tunable microchannel geometry near biological temperature
AU - Ebara, M.
AU - Uto, K.
AU - Idota, N.
AU - Hoffman, J. M.
AU - Aoyagi, T.
PY - 2011
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N2 - 'Smart' polymers are environmentally sensitive polymers that respond to small changes in environmental stimuli with large, sometimes discontinuous changes in their physical state or properties. We have been developing 'smart' microfluidic systems by using smart polymers that can receive device-generated signals and act as switches. Biodegradable semi-crystalline poly(epsilon- caprolactone) (PCL) is known to show temperature-responsive 'on-off' transition over its melting temperature and crosslinked PCLs have dual-shape capability, showing shape-memory effect. The work presented here demonstrates re-writable, shape-memory microfluidic channels using actively moving PCLs to facilitate the dynamic geometric changes and microfluidic flow control by local heating around a biological relevant temperature.
AB - 'Smart' polymers are environmentally sensitive polymers that respond to small changes in environmental stimuli with large, sometimes discontinuous changes in their physical state or properties. We have been developing 'smart' microfluidic systems by using smart polymers that can receive device-generated signals and act as switches. Biodegradable semi-crystalline poly(epsilon- caprolactone) (PCL) is known to show temperature-responsive 'on-off' transition over its melting temperature and crosslinked PCLs have dual-shape capability, showing shape-memory effect. The work presented here demonstrates re-writable, shape-memory microfluidic channels using actively moving PCLs to facilitate the dynamic geometric changes and microfluidic flow control by local heating around a biological relevant temperature.
KW - Poly(epsilon-caprolactone)
KW - Shape-memory polymers
KW - Temperature-responsive
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