Peltier-actuated microvalves for integrated microfluidic systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6112, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Welle, R P ^a   Hardy, B S ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MICROFLUIDIC VALVES; PELTIER JUNCTIONS; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33646062875     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.646957     Document Type: Conference Paper

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