A simple planar micromixer with low pressure drop for disposable lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6465, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bhagat, Ali Asgar S ^a   Peterson, Erik T K ^a   Papautsky, Ian ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Lab on a chip; Microfabrication; Microfluidics; Micromixer; Modeling

Indexed keywords

LAB-ON-A-CHIP (LOC) SYSTEMS; PASSIVE MIXERS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS);

DYES; MICROCHANNELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICONES;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 34247397128     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.698370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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