This　paper　presents　a　prototype　design,　fabrication　and　characterization　of　a　rotary　ferrofluidic　vane　micropump　with　C　shape　baffle.　The　new　ferrofluid　micropump　mainly　consists　of　a　glass　substrate,　a　PDMS　chip　and　some　ferrofluid　actuated　with　an　external　permanent　magnet.　The　ferrofluid　in　the　microchamber　is　used　as　a　rotary　vane　to　pump　the　working　fluid.　The　combination　of　the　ferrofluid　and　the　novel　C　shape　baffle　in　the　microchamber　served　as　a　valve　to　stop　the　reverse　flow　between　the　inlet　and　the　outlet.　The　volumetric　flow　rate　and　the　backpressure　were　characterized　with　different　actuation　speeds.　The　maximum　pumping　flow　rate　is　about　49.32　mu　L/min　and　the　maximum　backpressure　is　about　1125.9　Pa.　The　advantages　are　that　the　fewer　components　in　the　micropump　not　only　reduce　the　complex　of　the　fabrication　process　and　the　cost,　but　also　improve　the　reliability　of　the　micropump.　The　proposed　ferrofluid　micropump　can　be　easily　integrated　with　other　PDMS-glass-based　microfluidic　system　and　can　also　be　used　in　many　applications　when　microfluidic　systems　need　to　be　disposable　and　low　cost.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.