Recent advances in microscale pumping technologies: A review and evaluation

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-174

  Iverson, Brian D ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofluid; Electronic scooling; Fluid delivery; Microfluidic; Micropump

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MECHANISMS; PUMPS;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CRITICAL SELECTION; DRIVING FORCES; MICRO PUMPING; MICRO-MIXING; MICRODOSING; MICROPUMPING; MICROSCALE PUMPING; MULTI FUNCTIONAL; PUMPING MECHANISM; RESEARCH AREA (RA); SPRINGER (CO); TOTAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 46849090130     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0266-8     Document Type: Review

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