AC electroosmotic generated in-plane microvortices for stationary or continuous fluid mixing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 326-336

  Huang, Shih Hao ^a   Wang, Shou Kai ^a   Khoo, Hwa Seng ^a   Tseng, Fan Gang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AC EOF; Electroosmosis; In plane vortex; Micromixer

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PECLET NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW;

CONTINUOUS FLUID MIXING; IN-PLANE VORTEX; MICROMIXER;

ELECTROOSMOSIS;

EID: 34347333269     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.01.046     Document Type: Article

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