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SHEAR DRIVEN MICRO-FLUIDIC PUMP

  • US 20140240916A1
  • Filed: 07/22/2013
  • Published: 08/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus to pump a fluid, comprising:

  • a housing extending along a length defining an elongate interior;

    an actuator in the housing, conforming to the elongate interior, the actuator including a plurality of lumens, each having a length extending substantially parallel to the elongate interior, each from around 10 to 200 micrometers across; and

    an actuator configured to oscillate the actuator in the actuator housing along the length of the elongate interior with a rate differential between movement in a first direction versus movement in a second direction opposite the first direction to pump the fluid.

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