PMID- 22129006
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120328
LR  - 20111201
IS  - 1089-7623 (Electronic)
IS  - 0034-6748 (Linking)
VI  - 82
IP  - 11
DP  - 2011 Nov
TI  - Micromachined fragment capturer for biomedical applications.
PG  - 115004
LID - 10.1063/1.3662471 [doi]
AB  - Due to changes in modern diet, a form of heart disease called chronic total 
      occlusion has become a serious disease to be treated as an emergency. In this 
      study, we propose a micromachined capturer that is designed and fabricated to 
      collect plaque fragments generated during surgery to remove the thrombus. The 
      fragment capturer consists of a plastic body made by rapid prototyping, SU-8 mesh 
      structures using MEMS techniques, and ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) 
      actuators. An array of IPMC actuators combined with the SU-8 net structure was 
      optimized to effectively collect plaque fragments. The evaporation of solvent 
      through the actuator's surface was prevented using a coating of SU-8 and 
      polydimethylsiloxane thin film on the actuator. This approach improved the 
      available operating time of the IPMC, which primarily depends on solvent loss. 
      Our preliminary results demonstrate the possibility of using the capturer for 
      biomedical applications.
CI  - (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics
FAU - Choi, Young-Soo
AU  - Choi YS
AD  - MEMS and Nanotechnology Laboratory, School of Mechanical Systems Engineering, 
      Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong, Buk, Gwangju 500-757, South Korea.
FAU - Lee, Dong-Weon
AU  - Lee DW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Rev Sci Instrum
JT  - The Review of scientific instruments
JID - 0405571
RN  - 0 (Dimethylpolysiloxanes)
RN  - 0 (Epoxy Compounds)
RN  - 0 (Polymers)
RN  - 0 (SU-8 compound)
RN  - 63148-62-9 (baysilon)
SB  - IM
MH  - Dimethylpolysiloxanes/chemistry
MH  - Electrodes
MH  - Epoxy Compounds/chemistry
MH  - Microtechnology/*instrumentation
MH  - Polymers/chemistry
MH  - Surface Properties
MH  - Thrombosis/surgery
MH  - Vascular Surgical Procedures/*instrumentation
EDAT- 2011/12/02 06:00
MHDA- 2012/03/29 06:00
CRDT- 2011/12/02 06:00
PHST- 2011/12/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/12/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/03/29 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1063/1.3662471 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rev Sci Instrum. 2011 Nov;82(11):115004. doi: 10.1063/1.3662471.