微全分析系統(μTAS)已經在單一晶片上發展出關於化學反應、分離和感測的一些分析過程。在醫學和生醫的應用方面，微全分析系統必須設計特別傳輸機制以透過系統中的微流道使樣品和試劑移動。微流體驅動系統之研究是一種利用氣流動力之微流體驅動方法及裝置，特別適用於操作生化檢測流程之可棄式反應晶片，例如操作核酸檢體處理及鹼基序列檢測之生物晶片。
這個驅動系統是一個單一晶片的結構，沒有移動部分並且不需要微製程中的加熱器或電極。這個氣體驅動器是在晶片裡加入微流道製程，並且藉著吹氣流透過此元件來使它工作。這個雙向驅動模組為吸管和推管兩個個體部分的結合。這個驅動系統提供一個穩定和靈活的雙向微流體驅動控制。藉由調整推出/吸入比例的參數，例如：在進氣流道的位置和氣流速度上，觀察其數值的研究；以及探討不同的流體性質在此驅動系統中的流動情形。
微流體驅動系統與微反應模組之間無須任何管道連結，且所有氣流均固定為向外吹送，因此無微反應模組承載之檢體或反應試劑回溯污染驅動系統之虞；搭配的微反應模組結構中亦無須佈置任何可動元件，將可有效的簡化製程、降低成本。

Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS) have been developed to perform a number of analytical processes involving chemical reactions, separation and sensing on a single chip. In medical and biomedical applications, a mTAS must be designed considering special transport mechanisms to move samples and reagents through the microchannels in the system.
This pneumatic system is an on-chip planar structure without moving parts and does not require microfabricated heaters or electrodes. The pumping actuation is introduced to the microchannel fabricated in chip by blowing an airflow through this device. The bi-directional driving module combines two individual components for suction and exclusion. The driving system provides a stable and flexible bi-directional microfluid driving control. The tunable parameters for adjusting the Exclusion/Suction ratios, such as, the location of the inlet channel and the velocities of the airflow were observed in the numerical study. The effects of the structure of the air gallery and the fluidic properties, such as viscosity and surface tension of the liquid are investigated herein
For the presented design, no air conduit was employed to connect the servo-system to the driving system therefore; the packaging difficulty and leakage problem can be eliminated. The final airflow outlet was fixed in one direction so that it can prevent cross-contamination between servo-system and chip. The driving system is therefore particularly suited to micro devices for biochemical analysis.

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