Polymer-based valves with tunable opening pressures for biomedical applications

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5718, Issue , 2005, Pages 179-185

  Liu, Changgeng ^a   Qiu, Yifan ^a   Lian, Kun ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyper elastic; Injection molding; Microfluidics; Pdms material; Polymer based valve; Simulation

Indexed keywords

HYPER-ELASTIC; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANES (PDMS); POLYMER-BASED VALVES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMERS; SENSORS; STIFFNESS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 21844446874     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.590859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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