Behavior of a viscoelastic valveless pump: a simple theory with experimental validation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A valveless pump generates a unidirectional net flow of fluid around a closed loop of soft viscoelastic tubing that is rhythmically compressed at one point. The tubing must have at least two sections with two different stiffnesses. W...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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Series: | BioMedical Engineering OnLine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/9/1/42 |