Meshless Simulation with the Material Point Method: A Micropump for Nerve Injury Treatment

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Abstract

A meshless method is used to simulate the Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) in a micropump intended to treat nerve injury. Conventional meshbased methods can suffer from mesh deformation and quality issues, and find it difficult to track the fluid-structure interface. The Material Point Method (MPM) combines Lagrangian material points with an Eulerian computational grid, thereby avoiding any mesh related problems. To simulate the valve dynamics in the micropump, MPM was used to analyze the effect of the valve length on the behaviour of the pump. A longer valve length takes longer to open, as it sticks to the valve seat, meaning the pump needs to generate more pressure to open the valve. This contribution shows that MPM simulations can be used to optimize the valve design for implantable micropumps.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2025 26th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems, EuroSimE 2025
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350393002
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Event26th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems, EuroSimE 2025 - Utrecht, Netherlands
Duration: 6 Apr 20259 Apr 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2025 26th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems, EuroSimE 2025

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems, EuroSimE 2025
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityUtrecht
Period6/04/259/04/25

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • Fluid-Structure Interaction
  • Meshless
  • Micropump

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