Design and Analysis of Fluid Pressure in Microchannel for Healthcare Application

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 06 | Page : 553 565
    By

    Ankur Saxena,

  • Mahesh Kumar,

  • Bhagwat Kakde,

  • Chandrmani Yadav,

  • Mukesh Tiwari,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Communication Technology Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
  3. Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Nashik, Maharshtra, India
  4. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marwadi University Research Center, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat,
  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Padmabhooshan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology, Bavdhan, Pune, Maharshtra, India

Abstract

The research article study explores an innovative approach for optimizing fluid pressure within microchannels using 2D integrated microcantilevers. These microcantilevers, strategically placed within the microchannel, serve as sensitive sensors to monitor fluid pressure variations. The computational simulations illustrate the effective approach to achieving improved pressure measurement for cell separation outcomes. The integrated microcantilever can determine the fluid pressure inside the microchannel, and also determine the pressure required for the cell separation in the microchannel through the microcantilever deflection. The novelty of this research is to reduce the setup size of the device for the measurement of fluid pressure in the microchannel and the ability to control the cell pressure in the microchannel for the separation of cells. The research article designed an integrated microcantilever (R-cantilever, T-cantilever, Pi-cantilever) within microchannel maximum pressure and deflection. In the study, the T-microcantilever exhibited a maximum deflection of 5.32 µm, while the Pi-microcantilever reached a maximum pressure value of 4.66 Pa for the fluid water. The R-cantilever is an integrated microchannel for measurement of the pressure of fluid inside the microchannel where the cell separation takes place. The maximum pressure optimized is 9.17 Pa where get maximum deflection is 5.1 µm of R-cantilever. The design and simulation of the integrated microcantilever structures for the microfluidic pressure sensing mechanism were conducted using the Finite Element Method (FEM) tool for biological cell separation application.

Keywords: Microcantilever, Pressure, Microchannel, Microfluidic, Cell Separation, Finite element method.

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in Journal of Polymer and Composites (jopc)]

How to cite this article:
Ankur Saxena, Mahesh Kumar, Bhagwat Kakde, Chandrmani Yadav, Mukesh Tiwari. Design and Analysis of Fluid Pressure in Microchannel for Healthcare Application. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(06):553-565.
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Ankur Saxena, Mahesh Kumar, Bhagwat Kakde, Chandrmani Yadav, Mukesh Tiwari. Design and Analysis of Fluid Pressure in Microchannel for Healthcare Application. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(06):553-565. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=227318


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Special Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 13
Special Issue 06
Received 10/06/2025
Accepted 03/07/2025
Published 17/09/2025
Publication Time 99 Days
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