Automatically and electronically controllable hydrogel based valves and microvalves - Design and operating performance

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 210, Issue , 2004, Pages 447-456

  Richter, Andreas ^a   Howitz, Steffen ^a   Kuckling, Dirk ^a   Kretschmer, Katja ^a   Arndt, Karl Friedrich ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automatic control; Electronic control; Hydrogel; Microvalve; Operating performance; Valve

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE DROP; SWITCHING; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES; MICROVALVES;

HYDROGELS;

GLUCOSE; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AUTOMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRONICS; HYDROGEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; SENSOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 4644332347     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200450650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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