Surface tension driven and 3-D vortex enhanced rapid mixing microchamber

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 659-670

  Yang, I Da ^a   Chen, Yu Feng ^a   Tseng, Fan Gang ^a   Hsu, Hui Ting ^a   Chieng, Ching Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Microfluidics; Mixing; Surface tension; Vortex

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MIXING; SURFACE TENSION; VORTEX FLOW;

COUNTERFLOW FLUIDS; MICROCHAMBER; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMIXER DESIGN; MIXING CHAMBERS; MIXING ENHANCEMENT;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 33745134711     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.872228     Document Type: Article

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