Prototyping and Testing the Redesigned and Retrofited Thermoelectric Based Exogenous Insulin Storage

• Main Author: Satia Graha, Bayu
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Teknik (Rekayasa, enjinering dan kegiatan berkaitan)
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/39091
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Adityo Murdiarto has been done design and retrofit based thermoelectric exogenous insulin storage. The exogenous insulin storages was designed to store 12 @ 10 ml vial. The vials were placed inside aluminium shells and salt water was used as media in order to cool the shells. Temperature required to store insulin ranged between 2-8 oC. This exogenous insulin storages was designed to be able to maintain temperatures within the range and integrated with electricity system inside. The exogenous insulin storage box then made as a step to realize the designed. In the manufacturing process, there are some modifications made because of problems encountered during the process as well as the availability of goods on the market. Tests were conducted on the exogenous insulin storages to find out wether the temperature can be achieved. There are two types of testing, ie, cooler fluid temperatur and milk as representated of exogenous insulin using. Milk is used instead of insulin because it has a value that can represent the heat capacity of insulin. Milk temperature in the vial can reach 8°C in 190 minutes. From the results it was concluded that the design and manufacture can be used to store exogenous insulin. The result of this final project are expected to provide an overview of the process of making and testing of thermoelectric cooling box used to store exogenous insulin.