On-chip creation and elimination of microbubbles for a micro-object manipulator

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Chung, Sang Kug ^a   Zhao, Yuejun ^a   Cho, Sung Kwon ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

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EID: 54749114365     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/9/095009     Document Type: Article

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