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Fig.
1. The photograph of the glass type microsyringe. |
Fig.
2. The photograph of the silicon type microsyringe. |
In Vitro Test of a Micro syringe Fabricated
for the Intravascular Injection G. Y. Kim, W. Y. Sim, S. W. Lee, and S. S. Yang
ABSTRACT This paper presents
the fabrication of a micro injector which can be attached to the
edge of micro intravascular endoscope. The injector is actuated
by the bubbles which are generated by boiling or the electrolysis
of the electrolyte. The micro injector injects some liquid drug
of a few micro-liters through a nozzle. The injector is fabricated
by the micromachining, and can be used in the intravascular injection.
The structure of the micro injector is shown in Fig. 1. The micro
injector consists of two glass substrates and one silicon wafer
as shown in Fig. 1(a). Fig. 1(b) shows a top view of the silicon
structure to which silicone rubber is attached. Fig. 1(c) shows
the layout of the Cr/Au electrodes and heater. There are two chambers.
One below the silicone rubber is filled with water or an electrolyte.
In the other chamber, liquid drug to be injected is filled. The
injector can be actuated in two ways. If the input voltage is applied
between two terminals A and B, the liquid in the lower chamber is
heated and bubbles are generated. If the input voltage is applied
between two terminals B and C, gases are generated in the lower
chamber due to the electrolysis of the electrolyte. In both cases,
the pressure increase in the lower chamber pushes up the silicone
rubber and the liquid drug is injected. The fabrication process
of the micro injector is shown in Fig. 2. First, the p+ silicon
diaphragm is fabricated. The front side of silicon wafer is etched
with an anisotropic etchant. After the boron deposition is performed,
the backside is etched to fabricate the p+ silicon diaphragm. The
upper chamber and the injector nozzle of a V-groove structure are
fabricated at this time. A silicone rubber is coated 30 § thick
on the diaphragm by the spin coating. The Cr/Au electrode is deposited
on a pyrex glass substrate. Two holes with which the operating liquid
is filled are made through this pyrex glass by the electrochemical
discharge machining. After bonding this pyrex glass and the silicon
wafer, the p+ silicon layer is removed by an isotropic etchant.
The micro injector is completed by bonding this actuator and a cover
glass(Knittel) with epoxy resin. The photograph of the actuator
before the cover glass bonding is shown in Fig. 3. The characteristic
test of the micro injector includes the silicone rubber deflection
test and the injection volume test. Fig. 4 shows the measured the
center deflection of the membrane by the boiling vs. the various
input voltage applied for 10 sec, when D.I. water or methanol is
filled in the lower chamber. Methanol makes larger deflection than
D.I. water for the input voltage larger than 7 V. Fig. 5 shows the
bubbles generated by the electrolysis of water when the applied
voltage is 6 V. Fig. 6 shows the measured center deflection of the
membrane actuated by the electrolysis of water. The higher the input
voltage, the larger the deflection. The membrane deflection saturates
in about 3 seconds. Fig. 7 shows the photograph of the liquid injection
by the electrolysis of water to 10 V DC input. Fig. 8 shows the
volume injected by the electrolysis for 10 V DC input. The sodium
chloride solution injects faster and more than water. From the test
results, it can be concluded that the electrolysis is suggested
in actuating the injector and the sodium chloride is the adequate
electrolyte for fast injection and water for slow injection.

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Fig. 3. The structure of the micro
syringe. |
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Fig. 4. The layout of the bottom substrate. |

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Fig.
5. The photograph of the micro syringe attached to a
catheter. |
Fig.
6. The micro syringe which is ejecting the red ink. |
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