Two-dimensional analysis of electrokinetically driven out-of-plane vortices in a microchannel liquid flow using patterned surface charge

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-67

  Lee, Yi Kuen ^a   Lee, Lap Man ^b   Hau, Winky Lap Wing ^a   Zohar, Yitshak ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrokinetic effect; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Surface charge pattern; Vortex

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE CHARGE; VORTEX FLOW;

BIHARMONIC EQUATION; ELECTROKINETIC EFFECT; HELMHOLTZ-SMOLUCHOWSKI SLIP BOUNDARY CONDITION;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 33947249517     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.885992     Document Type: Article

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