PMID- 30463355
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20181126
LR  - 20181217
IS  - 1424-8220 (Electronic)
IS  - 1424-8220 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 11
DP  - 2018 Nov 20
TI  - Design of Controllable Novel Piezoelectric Components for Microfluidic 
      Applications.
LID - 10.3390/s18114049 [doi]
LID - 4049
AB  - This paper reviews recent investigations and achievements in the design of 
      controllable functional components for improving microfluidic systems, its 
      effectiveness, and functionality. The main purpose was to design novel 
      microstructures with piezoelectric properties (microresonators), which enable one 
      to control the effectiveness of fluid flow in micro-hydro-mechanical devices for 
      biomedical/biochemical purposes. Controllable properties were obtained by 
      incorporating different types of binders in a piezoelectric ceramic matrix (lead 
      zirconate titanate): polyvinyl butyral (PVB), poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA), 
      and polystyrene (PS). The change in chemical composition of PZT helps to 
      manipulate the piezoelectric characteristics, surface morphology, mechanical 
      properties, etc., of the designed microfluidic element with the microstructure in 
      it.
FAU - Cekas, Elingas
AU  - Cekas E
AD  - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, 
      Studentu str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania. elingas.cekas@ktu.lt.
FAU - Janusas, Giedrius
AU  - Janusas G
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1055-2568
AD  - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, 
      Studentu str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania. giedrius.janusas@ktu.lt.
FAU - Guobiene, Asta
AU  - Guobiene A
AD  - Institute of Materials Science, Kaunas University of Technology, Barsausko str. 
      59, LT-51423 Kaunas, Lithuania. asta.guobiene@ktu.lt.
FAU - Palevicius, Arvydas
AU  - Palevicius A
AD  - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, 
      Studentu str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania. arvydas.palevicius@ktu.lt.
FAU - Vilkauskas, Andrius
AU  - Vilkauskas A
AD  - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, 
      Studentu str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania. andrius.vilkauskas@ktu.lt.
FAU - Ponelyte Urbaite, Sigita
AU  - Ponelyte Urbaite S
AD  - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, 
      Studentu str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania. sigita.ponelyte@ktu.lt.
LA  - eng
GR  - S-MIP-17-102/Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20181120
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Sensors (Basel)
JT  - Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101204366
PMC - PMC6263725
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - chemical composition
OT  - microfluidics
OT  - microresonator
OT  - periodical microstructure
OT  - piezoelectric
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2018/11/23 06:00
MHDA- 2018/11/23 06:01
PMCR- 2018/11/01
CRDT- 2018/11/23 06:00
PHST- 2018/10/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/11/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/11/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/11/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/11/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/11/23 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - s18114049 [pii]
AID - sensors-18-04049 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/s18114049 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sensors (Basel). 2018 Nov 20;18(11):4049. doi: 10.3390/s18114049.