fluidic system design

for Reliable and configurable
flow control

The memetis technical development team has over a decade of experience in designing and manufacturing microvalves and miniature shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators and building compact fluidic subsystems for gas and liquid flow control. We are happy to help you achieve full system integration including custom hardware, electronic, firmware and software development.

memetis expertise

A photo with a microfluidic cartridge in the foreground and a detachable pneumatic flow control system in the background

Our custom fluidic systems are characterized by high portability, compactness and low power consumption. This allows reaching a high level of active flow control parallelization and automation. We will be glad to enable precise fluid manipulation in your fluidic system for medical, analytic and other applications!

Contact us about:

  • Custom pneumatic systems
  • Custom liquid handling systems
  • Rapid prototyping, incl. fluidic manifolds
  • Third party component integration


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Configuration Possibilities

System media typeGas, Liquid (see examples below)
Force and pressure rangeCustomizable, Typically -0.7 bar to 3 bar, Forces up to 8 N
Fluidic manifoldsCustom designed manifold solutions, Pneumatic or mechanical manifold systems to interface with disposable cartridges / microfluidic devices
Fluidic component partnersMuVap, Bartels Mikrotechnik, The Lee Company, TCS Micropumps, Sensirion, Honeywell, MicroMed Solutions, microfluidic ChipShop, Rapid Fluidics and others

 

Feel free to ask us about your specific application requirements!

Pneumatic System Examples

Automated pneumatic control system for medium and reagent supply for lab-on-chip setups

Footprint: 75 x 25 mm (microscopy slide format)
Components: four SMA microvalves, piezoelectric disc pump, integrated pressure sensor and electronic control

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memetis pump-valve module with the footprint of a microscopy slide

Pneumatic fluid control module for 8-port multiplex management for microfluidic applications

Footprint: 85 mm x 55 mm (business card format)
Components: 16 SMA microvalves, piezoelectric disc pump and on-board electronics

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Pneumatic fluid control module for 8-port multiplex management for disposable microfluidic devices

Portable pressure generating and regulating system for pneumatic system testing for labs without an inbuilt air pressure supply

Dimensions: 150 x 150 x 105 mm
Components: air pump, two pressure reservoirs, four solenoid valves, in-built pressure sensors and electronics

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memetis Pressure Generating and Regulating System for pneumatic testing

Liquid Handling System Examples

Actuation system for on-chip liquid pumping

Dimensions: 75 x 25 x 25 mm (microscopy slide footprint)
Components: five SMA actuator modules with onboard electronics integrated on a manifold with plungers

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Mechanical actuation system for on-chip liquid pumping with five memetis chip actuators

Fully integrated liquid handling system for performing automated hands-off biomedical experiments

Footprint: 75 x 25 mm (microscopy slide format)
Components: Fluidic manifold with integrated 24-valve array and mini luer connections, embedded electronic control

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Fully integrated liquid handling system for performing automated hands-off biomedical experiments

Automated organ-on-chip platform with modular components that allows direct microscopic imaging

Footprint: 128 x 85 mm (96-well plate format)
Components: Fluidic manifold with six SMA microvalves, luer connectors and a pump, connected control module with GUI

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Automated organ-on-chip platform with a connected control module with GUI in cell culture lab inside a biosafety cabinet / laminar flow hood

Actuation module array for parallelized cell culture medium supply for 96-well plate format

Footprint: 85.43 x 22.5 mm
Components: nine SMA actuator modules with in-built electronics on a fluidic manifold

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nine memetis chip actuator modules CA0408 mounted on a manifold for liquid handling in 96-well plate format

Quality Standards

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Ensuring the highest quality standards is one of our core values at memetis. You can rely on our refined system testing and validation expertise to create systems and subsystems that match your requirements.

Dekra certified ISO 9001 seal of quality management
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Have we sparked your interest?
We look forward to your inquiry!

Whether it be silent operation, very fine pressure requirements or considerable forces that need to be generated for your application, we have a great knowledge base and plenty of practical experience up our sleeves to help you get started. Tell us about your requirements and space constraints and let's talk about a suitable flow control solution!