Active micro-mixers utilizing moving wall structures activated pneumatically by buried side chambers

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-138

  Hsiung, Suz Kai ^a   Lee, Chun Hong ^a   Lin, Jr Lung ^b   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MIXING; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE;

CHANNEL WALLS; MIXING EFFICIENCY; WALL STRUCTURES;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 33947606343     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/1/017     Document Type: Article

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