Re-usable multi-inlet PDMS fluidic connector

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 552-557

  Saarela, Ville ^a   Franssila, Sami ^a   Tuomikoski, Santeri ^a   Marttila, Seppo ^a   Östman, Pekka ^b   Sikanen, Tiina ^b   Kotiaho, Tapio ^c   Kostiainen, Risto ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Discovery Technology   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capillary; Connector; Coupler; Mass spectrometry; Microfluidics; PDMS

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIC DEVICES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL CASTINGS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CONNECTORS; INLET DENSITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 33244456985     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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