Controlled liquid-air interfaces and interfacial polymer micromembranes in microfluidic channels

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 962-973

  Cheng, Daming ^a   Choe, Young Joon Paul ^b   Jiang, Hongurui ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophilic hydrophobic boundary; Interfacial polymerization; Liquid air interface; Liquid liquid interface; Microfluidics; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GOLD; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUIDS; METALS; MICROCHANNELS; MONOMERS; NANOFLUIDICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; POLYMERS;

3-D STRUCTURES; ALKANE THIOLS; CONTROLLED STRUCTURES; COPPER SURFACES; HIGH ASPECT RATIOS; HIGH-QUALITY; HYDROPHILIC-HYDROPHOBIC BOUNDARY; INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION; LIQUID PHASES; LIQUID-AIR INTERFACE; LIQUID-AIR INTERFACES; LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACE; METAL SURFACES; MICRO-FLUIDIC CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMEMBRANES; SURFACE TENSION; Z DIRECTIONS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 49249106686     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2008.926142     Document Type: Article

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