Geometry and surface-assisted micro flow discretization

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1884-1890

  Su, Yu Chuan ^a   Lin, Liwei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FLUIDICS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

DISCRETIZER; FLOW DISCRETIZATION; MICRO-CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOLITER SEGMENTS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 33747258322     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/9/018     Document Type: Article

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