Design and validation of a piezoelectric diaphragm micropump for drug delivery
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https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv10n4-057Keywords:
micropump, diaphragm, piezoelectric, drug delivery, zinc oxideAbstract
There is a common eye ailment called Dry Eye Disease (DED) that causes symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability, which cause damage to the ocular surface. For treatment of this illness, the application of artificial tear fluid is usually prescribed. This work presents the design process of a piezoelectric micropump to become part of an automatic pumping system for delivering artificial tear fluid to people suffering from DED. Low polarizing voltage, portability, and achieving a variable output flow rate in the range of 1 µl/min, which is the necessary range needed by a person suffering from DED, are the focus of this design. Standard microfabrication techniques widely used in the CMOS industry and for MEMS development will be used for manufacturing the proposed micropump. For this reason, the materials and manufacturing processes involved must be CMOS-compliant. For the piezoelectric actuator, zinc oxide (ZnO) was selected due to its compatibility with CMOS technology and because it is readily available in thin film form through a sputtering process. Other materials involved in the device are silicon and aluminum. The design was validated through finite element analysis software, COMSOL Multiphysics®. The maximum flow rate obtained by a single micropump device was 2.51µl/min operating at 20V peak with a frequency of 900Hz. Also, the flow rate is controllable through variations in frequency, thus making it suitable for the application previously described.
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