A polymer-based micro thermal actuator for micromanipulations in aqueous environment

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 775-778

  Chan, Ho Yin ^a   Li, Wen J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0036319670     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2002.3.3-4.775     Document Type: Article

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