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TI Translational Impacts |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | July 23, 1999 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | July 23, 1999 |
| Award Number: | 9901679 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Rosemarie D. Wesson
TI Translational Impacts TIP Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships |
| Start Date: | August 1, 1999 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2001 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $400,000.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
67 E EVELYN AVE STE 3 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA US 94041-1152 (415)965-7772 |
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67 E EVELYN AVE STE 3 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA US 94041-1152 |
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| NSF Program(s): | SBIR Phase II |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.084 |
ABSTRACT
This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II project will employ a new phenomena, high pressure electrokinetic (HPEK) pumping, for the development of high specific force precision actuators. This research effort will demonstrate the utility of this new phenomena in both microscopic as well as acroscopic regimes, by combining HPEK pumps with slave devices such as micro-machined bellows and cm-scale diaphragms, to effectively translate the high pressure hydraulic flow into usable work. Specific applications are targeted for the development of HPEK prototype devices. As part of this effort, the key actuator components employed in such devices will be systematically tested in order to assess optimurn designs, with subsequent integration into complete kinematic manipulation systems.
These electrokinetic-based liquid pumps open the door to an entirely new class of devices for numerous high specific force applications. Applications include micropositioning systems, robotics components, supercritical chemical separations systems, and drug delivery systems.
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