Fabrication and fluidic characterization of static micromixers made of low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC)

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2773-2784

  Gross G A ^a   Thelemann, T ^a   Schneider, S ^a   Boskovic, D ^b   Kohler J M ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY ICT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Lab on chip; Lab on substrate; Microfluidic; Micromixing; Microreactor; Pressure drop; Pulse trace; Residence time distribution; RTD

Indexed keywords

MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PRESSURE DROP;

MICROREACTOR; PULSE TRACE; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION (RTD);

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 42749097644     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.02.030     Document Type: Article

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