Principles of microfluidic actuation by modulation of surface stresses

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 37, Issue , 2005, Pages 425-455

  Darhuber, Anton A ^a   Troian, Sandra M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet actuation; Marangoni stress; Micro patterned flow; Microfluidics; Textured surfaces; Thermocapillary flow

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SURFACE TREATMENT;

FLUIDIC MANIPULATION; MICROFLUIDIC ACTUATION; MICROHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW; SURFACE STRESSES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDICS; STRESS; SURFACE ACTIVATION;

EID: 14644427845     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.fluid.36.050802.122052     Document Type: Review

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