A liquid-triggered liquid microvalve for on-chip flow control

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 463-468

  Melin, Jessica ^a   Roxhed, Niclas ^a   Gimenez, Guilem ^a   Griss, Patrik ^a,b   Van Der Wijngaart, Wouter ^a   Stemme, Göran ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Roche Diagnostics Microtechnology Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Liquid control; Liquid triggered; Microvalve; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDICS; SURFACE TENSION;

DRUG DISCOVERY; LIQUID CONTROL; LIQUID-TRIGGERED LIQUID MICROVALVES; MICROVALVES;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 2342570918     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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