Microfluidic manipulation in lab-chips using electrorheological fluid

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1187-1190

  Niu, Xize ^a   Liu, Liyu ^a   Wen, Weijia ^a   Sheng, Ping ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electrorheological fluid (ER); MEMS; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXER CIRCUITS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ACTIVE CONTROL; BUILDING BLOCKS; CHAOTIC MIXING; FLUID CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDIC MANIPULATION; MICROFLUIDICS CHIPS; MICROPUMPS;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 36148982179     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X07083655     Document Type: Conference Paper

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