A Y-channel design for improving zeta potential and surface conductivity measurements using the current monitoring method

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-251

  Almutairi, Zeyad A ^a   Glawdel, Tomasz ^a   Ren, Carolyn L ^a   Johnson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Current monitoring technique; Current slope method; PDMS microchannel; Y channel design; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CURRENT MONITORING TECHNIQUE; CURRENT SLOPE METHOD; DISPLACEMENT PROCESS; NEW DESIGNS; PDMS MICROCHANNEL; PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS; SLOPE ANALYSIS; SOLID LIQUIDS; SURFACE CONDUCTANCES; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITIES; TESTING APPARATUS; Y-CHANNEL DESIGN; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

MONITORING;

EID: 59649096508     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0320-6     Document Type: Article

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