Electrowetting-based droplet mixers for microfluidic systems

Lab on a Chip

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-33

  Paik, Phil ^a   Pamula, Vamsee K ^a   Pollack, Michael G ^a   Fair, Richard B ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REAGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIQUID; MICROELECTRODE; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROPROCESSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION; WETTABILITY;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROCHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0038791327     PISSN: 14730197     EISSN: 14730189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b210825a     Document Type: Article

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