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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Singapore, SG;
Jianmin Miao, Singapore, SG;
Mohsen Asadniaye Fard Jahromi, Singapore, SG;
Michael Triantafyllou, Cambridge, MA (US);
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore, SG;
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, a sensor for determining a flow parameter of a fluid is provided. The sensor includes a polymer membrane, an elongate microstructure extending from the polymer membrane, and a hydrogel coupled to at least a portion of the elongate microstructure, wherein the hydrogel and the elongate microstructure are arranged to cooperate to cause a displacement of the polymer membrane in response to a fluid flowing and interacting with the sensor, and wherein the sensor is configured to provide a measurement indicative of a flow parameter of the fluid based on the displacement of the polymer membrane. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming a sensor and a method of controlling a sensor are also provided.