Mechanical and Thermal Modeling of a Parylene Electrothermal Valve for Mapping Brain Function in Freely Moving Subjects
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Mechanical and thermal modelling of the first normally-closed Parylene valve operating on electrothermal principles for rapid and wireless drug delivery was investigated. The modelling and experimental results confirm the mechanical robustness of the valve membrane. Valve opening behavior obtained by transient thermal finite element analysis are in accordance with the experimental microscopic images.
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