micropump
Minuscule liquid pusher
A micropump is a miniature device that moves tiny volumes of fluid, typically at the milliliter or microliter scale.
Micropumps are essential components in medical devices like insulin delivery systems, lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, and inkjet printers.
They operate through various mechanisms—piezoelectric, electromagnetic, or osmotic—but share the function of precise fluid control at small scales.
Muscle separating chest, abdomen
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- peristalticWave-like muscular contractions
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
valve · actuator · membrane · syringe · centrifugal · gear · rotary · pneumatic
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- implantableCapable of bodily insertion
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- dosingGiving measured medicine
catheter · intravenous · subcutaneous · osmotic · pharmacokinetics · wearable · transdermal · bolus
Unbroken forward movement
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- sampleSubset for study
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- nanoliterOne-billionth liter
microliter · viscosity · liquid · coolant · ink · solvent · buffer · analyte
Force upon contact
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
control · efficiency · reliability · pulsation · backpressure · leakage · durability · resolution
Microscale electromechanical devices
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
cleanroom · wafer · thin-film · photolithography · bonding · micromachining · deposition · substrate
diaphragm
Muscle separating chest, abdomen
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- peristalticWave-like muscular contractions
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
electromagnetic · valve · actuator · membrane · syringe · centrifugal · gear · rotary · pneumatic · hydraulic
insulin
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- implantableCapable of bodily insertion
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
dosing · catheter · intravenous · subcutaneous · osmotic · pharmacokinetics · wearable · transdermal · bolus · patient
flow
Unbroken forward movement
nanoliter · microliter · viscosity · liquid · coolant · ink · solvent · buffer · analyte · dispensing
pressure
Force upon contact
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
repeatability · control · efficiency · reliability · pulsation · backpressure · leakage · durability · resolution
MEMS
Microscale electromechanical devices
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
etching · cleanroom · wafer · thin-film · photolithography · bonding · micromachining · deposition · substrate · miniaturization
micropumpsyringe
Medical injection tool
gravity feed · hand pump · dropper · squeeze bottle · turkey baster
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