An optimal three-dimensional focusing technique for micro-flow cytometers

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 827-836

  Tsai, Chien Hsiung ^a   Hou, Hui Hsiung ^a   Fu, Lung Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Micro flow cytometer; Micro weir structure; Numerical simulations; Three dimensional hydrodynamic focusing

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; RIVERS; SEPARATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEIRS;

AND DETECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CENTRAL REGIONS; ENTRANCE ANGLES; FLOW CYTOMETERS; FOCUSING TECHNIQUES; HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC FOCUSING; MICRO-FLOW CYTOMETER; MICRO-WEIR STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS; SHEATH FLOWS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDRODYNAMIC FOCUSING; VERTICAL DIRECTIONS; WEIR STRUCTURES;

FOCUSING;

EID: 54549103215     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0284-6     Document Type: Article

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