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Micropump Overview and Applications

Micropumps are small pumps that use piezoelectric membranes and novel actuation to pump fluids with minimal energy usage. They can pump liquids or gases at flow rates up to 18 ml/min and pressures up to 650 mbar. Micropumps are durable, robust, and can be sterilized for use in applications like microscopy, biotechnology, sensors, and medical devices. They are controlled using electronics that drive the piezoelectric membrane and can be integrated into customer systems.

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Micropump Overview and Applications

Micropumps are small pumps that use piezoelectric membranes and novel actuation to pump fluids with minimal energy usage. They can pump liquids or gases at flow rates up to 18 ml/min and pressures up to 650 mbar. Micropumps are durable, robust, and can be sterilized for use in applications like microscopy, biotechnology, sensors, and medical devices. They are controlled using electronics that drive the piezoelectric membrane and can be integrated into customer systems.

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Micropump product &

application overview
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Standard micropumps
mp-6 mp-6-pp
Micropumps are used for processing of fluids such as gases or liquids, just like
conventional pumps with the benefits of smaller size, minimal energy
consumption and utilization of novel actuation principles (microactuators)
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Functional Principles
The functional principle of piezo membrane
micropumps is easily explained.
A piezo ceramic is mounted on a brass
membrane and deforms that membrane when
a voltage is applied. With the resulting
downstroke the medium is squeezed out of
the pump chamber below. Check valves on
both sides of the chamber define the flow
direction.
When the voltage is decreased, the piezo's correspondent deformation causes an
upstroke of the membrane. The medium is sucked in and the chamber is filled.
The pump can operate at up to several hundred pumping cycles per second. The
pumping characteristics can be optimized by adjusting three parameters:
amplitude, frequency and wave form of the electric control signal.
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Characteristics
mp6
Material in fluid contact: PPSU
Max flow rates
7 ml/min (water)
18 ml/min (gas)
Max pressures
600 mbar (water)
100 mbar (gas)
mp6-air for air/gas pumping
mp6-pp (polypropylene-coated)
Material in fluid contact: PP
Max flow rates
5 ml/min (water)
6.8 ml/min (MeOH)
Max pressures
650 mbar (water)
550 mbar (MeOH)
Both mp6 & mp6-pp
Suitable for gases and liquids
Low energy consumption < 200 mW
Size 30 x 15 x 3.8 mm!
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Robust & reliable
Lifetime > 5,000 hours proven; 10,000 hours reached in continuous testing

Steam sterilization according to DIN EN 554, 121C, 20 min possible
EtO Sterilization possible (50C, 10% EtO > 60% rel. Humidity)
Gamma or e-beam

Durable under environmental composite temperature / humidity cyclic test
according to IEC 60068-2-38(10 cycles of 24h from 10C to 65C up to
93% rel. humidity)
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Application overview
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Applications Based On
Benefit
Sample applications
Microscopy Lubrication Biotechnology
Analyzers Industrial Sensors Nebulizers & Inhalers
Evaluation Kits
mp6-go!
For tabletop testing,
includes 3 mp6
micropumps, 1 mp-x
controller with
connection cable, 1
meter tubing
Price: $853

mp6-basic
For tabletop testing,
includes 3 mp6
micropumps, 1 mp6-
eva evaluation board, 1
meter tubing
Price: $340

mp6-pro
For evaluation directly on
your circuit board,
includes 5 mp6
micropumps, 5 mp6-oem
controllers, 1 mp6-mol
(10 connectors), 1 meter
tubing
Price: $511

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Controlling the Micropumps

Lab electronics (mp6-x)





Evaluation board (mp6-eva)




OEM electronics - next step is to integrate into your
system electronics (requires 3-5 VDC) via mp6-oem.

Estimated Pricing
(subject to change without notice)
! 50 pieces of mp6: $24.26 each
! 1000 pieces of mp6: $17.65
! Price breaks at various quantities in between
! Pricing for higher volumes is available upon request
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Contact Information
How may we help you?
! Tel: 781-862-9572 or 866-830-9572 (US only)
! Fax: 781-862-9244
! Web site: [Link]
! Email: info@[Link]
! Blog: [Link]

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