Design and fabrication of microfluidic devices for multiphase mixing and reaction

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 709-717

  Losey, Matthew W ^a   Jackman, Rebecca J ^a   Firebaugh, Samara L ^b   Schmidt, Martin A ^b   Jensen, Klavs F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTRIC REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGENATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SILICON;

MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0036904558     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2002.803416     Document Type: Article

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