Improvement of a microfilter prototype and its realization: chemical applications

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https://doi.org/10.15587/2706-5448.2025.322592

Keywords:

MEMS, NEMS, MET, 3D printer, microfilter, microfabrication, chemical microreactor, microseparation unit, air and liquid filtration, human health

Abstract

The object of this research is microfilters. This study aims to develop a microfilter that can be used, for example, for air or water filtration as traditional applications. The closed indoor environments demand the control of the air quality for the health of humans who work there. The implementation of different technologies as MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), NanoElectroMechanical Systems (NEMS) and MicroEquipment Technology (MET) for microcomponents production is analyzed. The advantages and disadvantages of these technologies are described. MET was used to produce and develop microfilter structure.

The structffure and model of the microfilter is presented. The problem to be solved is connected with microfilter structure simplification and preparation it for the use of new technologies for their production. For its realization the 3D printer was used. 3D printers are the equipment that realizes an additive technology that has been actively developed in recent years. From computer 3D model it is possible to build the 3D prototype. The essence of the results is the possibility of mass production of microfilters. Different possible applications, not only filtration of air and liquid are described, but applications in chemistry for microreactions module and microseparation units.

It was compared new microfilter design with our previous prototype of microfilter developed and produced using the MET. The MET has advantage that it works with various materials and not just those used in microelectronics. Their tests and investigations demonstrated that the microfilters can be used in practice. New prototype was made by 3D printer. Comparative assessment of the first microfilter prototype and new prototype shows that the new prototype has a simplified structure and is easier to manufacture. One of the most interesting areas of their applications is for chemical microreactors. It is one of the new, interesting and promising areas of application.

Supporting Agency

  • This research was partly supported by the project UNAM-DGAPA-PAPIIT IT 102320.

Author Biographies

Tetyana Baydyk, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Investigator Titular C

Department of Micro and Nanotechnology

Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology

Masuma Mammadova, Institute of Information Technologies of Ministry of Science and Education Republic of Azerbaijan

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of Department

Department of Number 11

Graciela Velasco Herrera, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Department of Information and Knowledge Technologies

Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology

Ernst Kussul, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Investigator Titular C

Department of Micro and Nanotechnology

Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology

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Improvement of a microfilter prototype and its realization: chemical applications

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2025-06-07

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Baydyk, T., Mammadova, M., Herrera, G. V., & Kussul, E. (2025). Improvement of a microfilter prototype and its realization: chemical applications. Technology Audit and Production Reserves, 3(1(83), 58–63. https://doi.org/10.15587/2706-5448.2025.322592

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