Multiple-channel emulsion chips utilizing pneumatic choppers for biotechnology applications

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 833-843

  Lin, Yen Heng ^a   Chen, Cheng Tso ^a   Huang, Lynn L H ^a   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alginate; Choppers; Collagen; Emulsification; Hydrodynamic flow focusing; MEMS; Microdroplet; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHIPS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLLAGEN; DROPS; EMULSIONS; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; MEDICINE; MICROSPHERES; PNEUMATICS;

LIQUID-CUTTING TECHNIQUE; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; PNEUMATIC CHOPPER;

MICROFLUIDICS;

CALCIUM ALGINATE; COLLAGEN; MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; EMULSION; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROPROCESSOR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMULSIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE;

EID: 35648979951     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-007-9096-9     Document Type: Article

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