AC electrothermal manipulation of conductive fluids and particles for lab-chip applications

IET Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 36-43

  Lian, M ^a   Islam, N ^a   Wu, J ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

AC ELECTROTHERMAL (ACET); BIOFLUIDIC; CONDUCTIVE FLUIDS; MICROFLOWS;

NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROMANIPULATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROMANIPULATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 34248391380     PISSN: 17518741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt:20060022     Document Type: Article

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