Microfluidics chip design analysis and control

Abstract

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) is an integrated electromechanical system where the feature size and operating range of the components are on a micro-scale. Unlike traditional mechanical processing, the production of the MEMS device uses semiconductor manufacturing, which includes surface microprocessing and bulk microprocessing, which can be compatible with an integrated circuit. These devices or systems have the ability to detect, control, activate, and create macro-scale effects. In this study, a 3-channel microfluidic channel design was realized by using the SolidWorks program, which is a 3D design program, to realize a microfluidic chip design. The preliminary physical tests and investigation of this microfluidics were made using the Comsol Multiphysics program and necessary time-dependent pressure tests. In this study, it is aimed to understand the pressure and speed values of the microfluidic chip according to the analysis. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the microfluidic chip has a maximum pressure of 6.1 Pa and a speed of 2.36×10 14 mm/s.