Laser activated single-use micropumps

AbstractLab on Chip technologies have enabled the possibility of novel μTAS devices (micro Total Analysis System) that could drastically improve health care services for billions of people around the world. However, serious drawbacks that reside in fluid handling technology currently available for these systems often restrict the commercialization of such devices. This work demonstrates a novel fluid handling method as a possible alternative to current micropumping techniques for disposable microfluidic chips. This technology is based on a single use, low cost, thermal micropumping system in which expandable microsphere mixtures are activated by commercial grade laser diodes to achieve flow rates as high as 2.2μl/s and total volumes over 160μl. With the addition of a volume dependent shut off valve, nanoliter repeatability is realized. Pressure and heat transfer related data are presented. Finally, the possible prospects and limitations of this technology as a core element in unified optofluidic systems are discussed

Power consumption analysis on an IoT network based on wemos: a case study

On Internet of Things network (IoT), connections established among every device that connected to the Internet. An IoT uses different communication method instead to that, the Internet uses. Internet of Things (IoT) applications, use a light weight protocol Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT). In this article an Internet of Things (IoT) system is presented, an advanced solution of monitoring the temperature and luminosity at different locations in a data centre of MQTT Server, measuring power consumption in 2 types of time of capturing data (every 0,5 min and every 1 min) making temperature and luminosity data visible over internet through cloud based dashboard. The quality of service (QoS) in some application is very crucial because the data collection is essential. This research focus on QoS in terms of power consumption as well as the battery life of the system. The results show that the battery life span is proportional to the QoS and the longevity of the battery and respectively the IoT network life depends on it

Energy aware routing protocols in ad hoc wireless networks

In Mobile Ad hoc Network, communication at mobile nodes can be achieved by using multi-hop wireless links. The architecture of such a network is based, not on a centralized base station but on each node acting as a router to forward data packets to other nodes in the network. The aim of each protocol, in an ad hoc network, is to find valid routes between two communicating nodes. These protocols must be able to handle high mobility of the nodes which often cause changes in the network topology. Every ad hoc network protocol uses some form of a routing algorithm to transmit between nodes based on a mechanism that forwards packets from one node to another in the network. These algorithms have their own way of finding a new route or modifying an existing one when there are changes in the network. The novel area of this research is a proposed routing algorithm which improves routing and limits redundant packet forwarding, especially in dense networks. It reduces the routing messages and consequently power consumption, which increases the average remaining power and the lifetime of the network. The first aim of this research was to evaluate various routing algorithms in terms of power. The next step was to modify an existing ad hoc routing protocol in order to improve the power consumption. This resulted in the implementation of a dynamic probabilistic algorithm in the route request mechanism of an ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector protocol which led to a 3.0% improvement in energy consumption. A further extension of the approach using Bayesian theory led to 3.3% improvement in terms of energy consumption as a consequence of a reduction in MAC Load for all network sizes, up to 100 nodes.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo