LAPSE:2021.0752
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LAPSE:2021.0752
Fabrication and Analysis of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Microchannels for Biomedical Application
Shahzadi Tayyaba, Muhammad Waseem Ashraf, Zubair Ahmad, Ning Wang, Muhammad Javaid Afzal, Nitin Afzulpurkar
October 11, 2021
In this research work, Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been used for the fabrication of microchannels for biomedical application. Under the internet of things (IoT)-based controlled environment, the authors have simulated and fabricated bio-endurable, biocompatible and bioengineered PDMS-based microchannels for varicose veins implantation exclusively to avoid tissue damaging. Five curved ascending curvilinear micro-channel (5CACMC) and five curved descending curvilinear micro-channels (5CDCMC) are simulated by MATLAB (The Math-Works, Natick, MA, USA) and ANSYS (ANSYS, The University of Lahore, Pakistan) with actual environments and confirmed experimentally. The total length of each channel is 1.6 cm. The diameter of both channels is 400 µm. In the ascending channel, the first to fifth curve cycles have the radii of 2.5 mm, 5 mm, 7.5 mm, 10 mm, and 2.5 mm respectively. In the descending channel, the first and second curve cycles have the radii of 12.5 mm and 10 mm respectively. The third to fifth cycles have the radii of 7.5 mm, 5 mm, and 2.5 mm respectively. For 5CACMC, at Reynolds number of 185, the values of the flow rates, velocities and pressure drops are 19.7 µLs−1, 0.105 mm/s and 1.18 Pa for Fuzzy simulation, 19.3 µLs−1, 0.1543 mm/s and 1.6 Pa for ANSYS simulation and 18.23 µLs−1, 0.1332 mm/s and 1.5 Pa in the experiment. For 5CDCMC, at Reynolds number 143, the values of the flow rates, velocities and pressure drops are 15.4 µLs−1, 0.1032 mm/s and 1.15 Pa for Fuzzy simulation, 15.0 µLs−1, 0.120 mm/s and 1.22 Pa for ANSYS simulation and 14.08 µLs−1, 0.105 mm/s and 1.18 Pa in the experiment. Both channels have three inputs and one output. In order to observe Dean Flow, Dean numbers are also calculated. Therefore, both PDMS channels can be implanted in place of varicose veins to have natural blood flow.
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biocompatibility, curvilinear microchannel, fuzzy, internet of things (IoT), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), sterilization
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Tayyaba S, Ashraf MW, Ahmad Z, Wang N, Afzal MJ, Afzulpurkar N. Fabrication and Analysis of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Microchannels for Biomedical Application. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0752
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Tayyaba S: Department of Computer Engineering, University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Ashraf MW: Department of Physics (Electronics), GC University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Ahmad Z: Center for Advanced Material (CAM), Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar [ORCID]
Wang N: Center for Green Innovation, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100069, China,
Afzal MJ: Department of Physics, Govt. Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore 54000, Pakistan [ORCID]
Afzulpurkar N: Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MCET), Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Ras al-Khaimah P.O. Box 4793, UAE
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Processes
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9
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1
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pr9010057
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2020
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2020-12-29
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2227-9717
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