Novel RF Controlled Electromechanical Microvalve

所提出的微阀的意义在于它在令人兴奋的生物医学应用中的潜在用途，例如在药物输送和生育控制中。对于人体植入，它必须是无电池的、无线的，并且是由生物友好聚合物制成的。基于表面声波(SAW)作为聚合物材料中的驱动机制的新用途，我们建议满足所有这三个标准。启动能量将由射频(RF)信号提供。我们建议在实验室条件下对该装置进行建模、设计和演示。这将使在未来的程序中开发特定于应用的设计成为可能，例如ARC链接。

The significance of the proposed microvalve is its potential use in exciting biomedical applications such as in drug delivery and fertility control. For human body implantation, it must be batteryless, wireless and be made of a biofriendly-polymer. We propose to meet all three criteria, based on novel use of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) as the actuation mechanism in a polymer material. Energy for actuation will be supplied by a radio frequency (RF) signal. We propose to model, design and demonstrate the device in laboratory conditions. This will enable development of application specific designs in future programs, such as ARC linkage.