Micro bubble fluidics by EWOD and ultrasonic excitation for micro bubble tweezers

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 31-34

  Chung, Sang Kug ^a   Zhao, Yuejun ^a   Yi, Ui Chong ^b   Cho, Sung Kwon ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Core MicroSolutions Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; ULTRASONICS; VORTEX FLOW;

ACOUSTIC EXCITATIONS; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; ELECTRO-WETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MICRO BUBBLES; MICRO OBJECTS; MICRO PARTICLES; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; ON CHIPS; ON-DEMAND; SINGLE BUBBLES; ULTRASONIC EXCITATION; VORTEX GENERATORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 52249093944     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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