Novel Pumping Methods for Microfluidic Devices: A Comprehensive Review

• Published in: Biosensors (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 956
• Main Authors: Iakovlev, Aleksei P., Erofeev, Alexander S., Gorelkin, Petr V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: active pumping methods; Analysis; Biochips; Control systems; Efficiency; Flow control; Geometry; Gravity; Health aspects; Humans; lab-on-a-chip; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; lab-on-a-disk; Mechanical systems; Methods; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; Microfluidic devices; Microfluidics; Microfluidics - methods; Multitasking; passive pumping methods; Personal computers; point-of-care devices; Polymerization; Porous materials; Reagents; Review; Reynolds number; Smartphone; Viscosity; Russia; point-of-care devices; microfluidics; active pumping methods; lab-on-a-chip; passive pumping methods; lab-on-a-disk

This review is an account of methods that use various strategies to control microfluidic flow control with high accuracy. The reviewed systems are divided into two large groups based on the way they create flow: passive systems (non-mechanical systems) and active (mechanical) systems. Each group is...