Programmable autonomous micromixers and micropumps

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1409-1421

  Agarwal, Abhishek ^a   Sridharamurthy, Sudheer S ^a   Beebe, David J ^a   Jiang, Hongrui ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous; Magnetic actuator; Micromixer; Micropump; Programmable

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; HYDROGELS; MICROACTUATORS; MIXING; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; PUMPS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

LIQUID-PHASE PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; MAGNETIC ACTUATOR; MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MICROPUMPS; PROGRAMMABLE AUTONOMOUS MICROMIXERS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 29244477220     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2005.859101     Document Type: Article

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