Electroosmotic pumps and their applications in microfluidic systems

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-162

  Wang, Xiayan ^a   Cheng, Chang ^a   Wang, Shili ^a   Liu, Shaorong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroosmosis; Electroosmotic pump; Micro flow analysis; Micropump

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMPS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; PULSATILE FLOW;

COMMON MATERIALS; ELECTROOSMOTIC PUMP; ELECTROOSMOTIC PUMPING; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; FREE FLOWS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; MICRO FLOW ANALYSIS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MICRO TOTAL ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS; MICRO-ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; MICROPUMP; MOVING PARTS; NANO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PUMPING PRESSURES; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; RECENT PROGRESS;

PUMPS;

EID: 59649095263     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0399-9     Document Type: Review

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