Fabrication of PMMA micro- and nanofluidic channels by proton beam writing: Electrokinetic and morphological characterization

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1170-1180

  Mahabadi, Kambiz Ansari ^a   Rodriguez, Isabel ^b   Haur, Sow Chorng ^a   Van Kan, Jeroen Anton ^a   Bettiol, Andrew Anthony ^a   Watt, Frank ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHATES; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON BEAMS;

ELECTROKINETIC PHENOMENA; ELECTROOSMOTIC MOBILITIES; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTION; PMMA MICROCHANNELS; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS;

FLUIDICS;

EID: 33745071201     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/7/009     Document Type: Article

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