Sorting microparticles into lateral streams using a two-phase rectangular electrokinetic array

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Bligh, Mathew ^a   Stanley, Kevin G ^b   Hubbard, Ted ^a   Kujath, Marek ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSTYRENES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

LIQUID SUSPENSION STREAMING; MICROPARTICLES; TWO-PHASE RECTANGULAR ELECTROKINETIC ARRAY;

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;

EID: 42549164173     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/4/045002     Document Type: Article

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