Microdroplet formation of water and nanofluids in heat-induced microfluidic T-junction

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Murshed, S M Sohel ^a   Tan, Say Hwa ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a   Wong, Teck Neng ^a   Yobas, Levent ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Microchannel; Microdroplet; Nanofluids; Nanoparticle; T junction

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MICROCHANNEL; MICRODROPLET; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE; T-JUNCTION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 59649121953     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0323-3     Document Type: Article

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