A valveless micropump for bidirectional applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 833-838

  Yoon, Jae Sung ^a   Choi, Jong Won ^a   Lee, Il Hwan ^a   Kim, Min Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bidirectional micropump; Oblique channel; Valveless micropump

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SILICON WAFERS;

FLUIDIC CHANNELS; MEMBRANE ACTUATORS; MICROPUMP; SUCTION FLOW;

PUMPS;

EID: 34047100003     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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