Aerodynamically assisted jetting: A rapidly emerging microfabrication methodology

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 78-84

  Arumuganathar, S ^a   Jayasinghe, S N ^a   Suter, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Nisco Engineering AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; JETS; ORIFICES; VISCOSITY;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; LIFE SCIENCES;

MICROFABRICATION;

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; FLOW KINETICS; FORCE; METHODOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; PRESSURE; SUSPENSION; TECHNOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 37549011399     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl:20070038     Document Type: Article

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