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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Vishal Singhal, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Suresh V. Garimella, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Vishal Singhal, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Suresh V. Garimella, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 37/02 (2006.01); F04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micropump including one or more microchannels for receiving a fluid and a plurality of electrodes arranged on a diaphragm and energized in a manner to provide an enhanced electrohydrodynamic flow of fluid through the one or more microchannels. The micropump may be used for pumping a working fluid for removing heat from a heat-generating electronic component or for delivery of a drug, medicine, or other treatment agent as or in a fluid to a patient.