Rapid preparation of monodispersed droplets with confluent laminar flows

Proceedings of the IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 331-334

  Nisisako, Takasi ^a   Torii, Toru ^a   Higuchi, Toshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUIDS; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SHEAR STRESS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM; MONODISPERSED DROPLETS; MONOMER DROPLETS;

LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 0037480694     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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