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    Citation - WoS: 16
    Citation - Scopus: 18
    Electrostatic Energy Harvesting by Droplet-Based Multi-Phase Microfluidics
    (Springer Heidelberg, 2012) Kulah, Haluk; Yildirim, Ender
    This paper presents an energy scavenging technique, merging microfluidics with electrostatic energy harvesting. The method employs droplet-based microflow of two phases with different electrical permittivities, resulting in a capacitance change across the microchannel, to harvest electrical energy. The technique is implemented on 3 mm wide, 1 mm deep minichannels. It is shown that 0.4 nW can be harvested using a single electrode pair, with air and water as the two phases flowing at 1 ml/min. The generated power can be increased significantly by microscale implementation, where the number of electrodes can also be increased for further improvement.
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    Citation - WoS: 43
    Citation - Scopus: 55
    A Normally Closed Electrostatic Parylene Microvalve for Micro Total Analysis Systems
    (Elsevier Science Sa, 2012) Arikan, M. A. Sahir; Kulah, Haluk; Yildirim, Ender
    This paper presents an electrostatically actuated, normally closed microvalve for parylene microfluidics. The proposed valve structure isolates the fluid from the electric field, and hence results in relatively low actuation potentials (<60 V) irrespective of the working fluid. Hereby, the microvalve solves electrolysis or electrode shielding problems observed in electrostatic actuation in micro total analysis systems. To investigate leakage properties, microvalves were tested under pressurized flow with de-ionized (DI) water. No detectable leakage ratio was observed up to 20 kPa inlet pressure, due to the unique semicircular valve seat design. It was shown that the valve seat could be reconfigured to enable sealing at various pressure levels for different applications. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.