Novel Piezo Motor Enables Positive Displacement Microfluidic Pump

2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2007, Technical Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 272-275

  Henderson, David A ^a  

^a New Scale Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfluidic; Motor; Piezoelectric; Pump; Syringe

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELLS; LINEAR MOTORS; LUBRICATION; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PISTONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RECIPROCATING PUMPS; SYRINGES;

COMPUTER CHIPS; PISTON DIAMETER; RECIPROCATING PISTON PUMPS; THRUSTERS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 34547999107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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