A microfluidic gel valve device using reversible sol-gel transition of methyl cellulose for biomedical application

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-246

  Yoon, Dae Sung ^a   Cho, Yoon Kyoung ^b   Oh, Kwang W ^b   Kim, Sunhee ^c   Kim, Young Ah ^a   Han, Jung Im ^a   Lim, Geunbae ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BioMEMS; Gel valve; Methyl cellulose; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLULOSE; COOLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GELATION; GELS; SOL-GELS;

BIOMEMS; FAN FORCED COOLING (FFC); GEL VALVES; METHYL CELLOLOSE;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

COOLING; FLUID FLOW; GELATION; GELS; METHYL CELLULOSE; VALVES;

EID: 31144472416     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-005-0051-5     Document Type: Article

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