Electrokinetically controlled concentration gradients in micro-chambers in microfluidic systems

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-153

  Hu, Yandong ^a,b   Lee, Jacky S H ^a   Werner, Carsten ^a,b   Li, Dongqing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentration gradient; Electroosmosis; Electrophoresis; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Surface heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; KINETIC ENERGY;

ELECTROKINETICALLY CONTROLLED CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; MICRO-CHAMBERS; MICROCHANNEL; MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; SURFACE HETEROGENEITY;

FLUIDICS;

EID: 33644965630     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-005-0058-3     Document Type: Article

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