APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LASER DRIVEN MICROFLUID PUMPS

A revolutionary microfluidic pump is demonstrated; it has no moving parts and no electrical contacts. It consists of a quartz plate implanted by Au particles where every point on the plate can function as a micropump. The pump is driven by a laser beam and is based on the discovered principle of photoacoustic laser streaming.When a pulsed laser hits the plate, it is absorbed by Au nanoparticles that generate an ultrasound wave, which then drives the fluid via acoustic streaming. Because laser beams can be arbitrarily patterned and timed, the fluid can be controlled by laser in a fashion similar to musical water fountains. Such a laser-driven photoacoustic micropump will find wide applications in microfluidics and optofluidics.

App TypeCase No.CountryPatent/Publication No.
InquireNational Phase2019-033United StatesUS-2022-0218896 A1
InquireNational Phase2019-033JapanJP2022533256A
InquireNational Phase2019-033EuropeEP3976135A1
InquireNational Phase2019-033ChinaCN114340694A