Simulation and parametric study of a novel multi-spray emitter for ESI-MS applications

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-298

  Sen, A K ^a   Darabi, J ^a   Knapp, D R ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Electrohydrodynamics; Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; Taylor Melcher leaky dielectric formulations; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; FLOW RATE; JETS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORIFICES;

CLOGGING; SPRAY CURRENT; VOLUME-OF-FLUID METHOD;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

EID: 34247559302     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-006-0122-7     Document Type: Article

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