Measurement of flow in microfluidic networks with micrometer-sized flow restrictors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Bao, Jian Bin ^a   Harrison, D Jed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow restrictor design; Microfluidics; Nonslip boundary condition; Photobleaching velocimetry; Velocimetry

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDICS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW RESTRICTOR DESIGN; MICROFLUIDICS; NONSLIP BOUNDARY CONDITION; PHOTOBLEACHING VELOCIMETRY;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

BLEACHING; CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDICS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33645370495     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10612     Document Type: Article

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