Cong-Wei Hou
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Research Interests
Cong-Wei Hou has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Jin-Yuan Qian
Institute of Advanced Equipment, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
1 shared publication - Xiao-Juan Li
Institute of Process Equipment, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
1 shared publication - Zhi-Jiang Jin
Institute of Advanced Equipment, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 7 February 2020
- Published by MDPI AG in Micromachines
- Vol. 11 (2) , 172
Actuation Mechanism of Microvalves: A Review
The microvalve is one of the most important components in microfluidics. With decades of development, the microvalve has been widely used in many industries such as life science, chemical engineering, chip, and so forth. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the progress made over the past years about microvalves based on different actuation mechanisms. According to driving sources, plenty of actuation mechanisms are developed and adopted in microvalves, including electricity, magnetism, gas, material and creature, surface acoustic wave, and so on. Although there are currently a variety of microvalves, problems such as leakage, low precision, poor reliability, high energy consumption, and high cost still exist. Problems deserving to be further addressed are suggested, aimed at materials, fabrication methods, controlling performances, flow characteristics, and applications.
- 7 February 2020
- Published by MDPI AG in Micromachines
- Vol. 11 (2) , 172
Open AccessActuation Mechanism of Microvalves: A Review
The microvalve is one of the most important components in microfluidics. With decades of development, the microvalve has been widely used in many industries such as life science, chemical engineering, chip, and so forth. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the progress made over the past years about microvalves based on different actuation mechanisms. According to driving sources, plenty of actuation mechanisms are developed and adopted in microvalves, including electricity, magnetism, gas, material and creature, surface acoustic wave, and so on. Although there are currently a variety of microvalves, problems such as leakage, low precision, poor reliability, high energy consumption, and high cost still exist. Problems deserving to be further addressed are suggested, aimed at materials, fabrication methods, controlling performances, flow characteristics, and applications.