A Novel In-Plane Microfluidic Mixer Using Vortex Pumps for Fluidic Discretization

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-236

  Lei, Kin Fong ^a   Li, Wen J ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

lab on chip; microfluidic mixing; micromixer; micropump

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUIDS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NANOFLUIDICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PUMPS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; VORTEX FLOW;

(001) PARAMETER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DISCRETIZATION; EXPANSION CHAMBERS; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; EXTERNAL ENERGY; IDEAL MIXING; IN-PLANE (IP); INTERFACIAL SURFACE; LAB ON CHIP (LOC); LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MICRO FLUIDIC; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-MIXING; MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS; MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS; MIXING INDEX; MIXING PERFORMANCE; MIXING SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT; SIMULATION RESULTS; VORTEX MICROPUMPS; VORTEX PUMPS; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

MIXING;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAB ON A CHIP; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MICROFLUIDIC MIXER; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROPUMP; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFABRICATION; PUMP; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 46449093144     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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