A passive planar micromixer with obstructions for mixing at low Reynolds numbers

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1017-1024

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

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROCHANNELS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS; MICROMIXERS; PASSIVE MIXERS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 34247548327     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/5/023     Document Type: Article

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