Concepts for a new class of all-polymer micropumps

Lab on a Chip

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1147-1154

  Loverich, Jacob J ^a   Kanno, Isaku ^a   Kotera, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a Dept of Microengineering ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COST; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRICITY; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID TRANSPORT; GAS; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LIQUID; MICROANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; THERMODYNAMICS; VALVE;

EID: 33748302161     PISSN: 14730197     EISSN: 14730189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b605525g     Document Type: Article

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