Utility of low-cost, miniaturized peristaltic and Venturi pumps in droplet microfluidics

Microfluidics in environmental analysis: advancements, challenges, and future prospects for rapid and efficient monitoring

“…In this respect, the high cost of mass production has limited the advancement of microfluidic technology. 162 According to Li et al 's review, most microfluidic nutrition sensors use pumps and valves to regulate fluid flow, which raises the cost and resource demands for operation. 157 To accomplish more economical and regular monitoring of water nutrients, less expensive technologies like μPADS should be further explored.…”

Ender3 3D printer kit transformed into open, programmable syringe pump set

“…The Raspberry Pi single board computer is also used for pump control [16] , also in combination with commercial pumps [17] . Non syringe-based DIY pump designs, such as peristaltic [18] , [19] , [20] and manually operated pumps [21] , [22] have also been demonstrated. Open source (syringe) pumps have found many applications, for example in hydrogel printing and bioprinting [23] , [24] , in vivo imaging [25] , printing of TLC layers [26] and blood plasma separation [27] .…”

A bio-fabricated tesla valves and ultrasound waves-powered blood plasma viscometer

“…In addition, the Tesla-like microchannel can mimic the physiological shear rates in blood flows, providing a more faithful platform for analyzing the coagulopathy. Notably, the conventional flow driver in microfluidic viscometers, typically a peristaltic pump, is both cost-intensive, and space-, blood-consuming, showing difficulty in the point-of-care testing ( Leach et al, 2003 ; Xie et al, 2004 ; Collins et al, 2016 ; Davis et al, 2021 ). Thus, a miniaturized and user-friendly platform is supposed to be developed for the microfluidic pumping in the clinic.…”