Electrokinetic flow focusing and valveless switching integrated with electrokinetic instability for mixing enhancement

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 820-827

  Pan, Yu Jen ^a   Ren, Chen Ming ^a   Yang, Ruey Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS;

ELECTROKINETIC FLOW; ELECTROKINETIC INSTABILITY; INLET CHANNELS; VALVELESS SWITCHING;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT;

EID: 34249064232     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/4/020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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