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LAPSE:2023.36080
Making a Soft Elastic Pulsation Pump (SEPP)
Hao Gu, Yun Xia, Yu Zhang, Xiao Dong Chen
June 9, 2023
In this work, a soft-elastic pulsation pump (SEPP) has been made and investigated. Here, 3D printing was used to make casting molds and a melt-removal method using wax was employed. The SEPP was made of silicone rubber and driven by an external squeezing mechanism. A silicone one-way valve was also made which prevented backflow after the fluid was squeezed out of the pump chamber. The material characteristics of the SEPP including durability were examined. The pump operating parameters were confirmed to differential pressure of 100 mm Hg in a close flow loop. The average flow rate was 2 L/min, while yielding a peak flow of 8 L/min, and a stroke volume of 70 mL. A preliminary trial using fresh animal blood had shown that the SEPP has good protection on the blood. Therefore, within the resources available, an interesting idea for an effective SEPP has been proposed and realized in the laboratory. The technical details of the SEPP described, and the experimental results reported here form a good basis for making higher capacity SEPPs. This effort may help make its way to an effective ventricular assist device.
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3D printing, mock circulation, silicone-based device, soft-elastic pulsation pump
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Gu H, Xia Y, Zhang Y, Chen XD. Making a Soft Elastic Pulsation Pump (SEPP). (2023). LAPSE:2023.36080
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Gu H: Life Quality Engineering Interest Group, School of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
Xia Y: Life Quality Engineering Interest Group, School of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
Zhang Y: School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China [ORCID]
Chen XD: Life Quality Engineering Interest Group, School of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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Processes
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11
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5
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1581
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2023
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2023-05-22
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2227-9717
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PII: pr11051581, Publication Type: Journal Article
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