Electrokinetic instability in microchannel flows: A review

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-38

  Lin, Hao ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrohydrodynamics; Electrokinetic instability; Microfluidics; Mixing

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS;

ABSOLUTE INSTABILITIES; BASIC MECHANISMS; CHANNEL DIMENSIONS; ELECTROKINETIC; ELECTROKINETIC INSTABILITY; ELECTROOSMOTIC VELOCITIES; FLUID MOTIONS; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO-CHANNEL FLOWS; MICRO-SCALE; MIXING; PERIODIC FORCING;

STABILITY;

EID: 60049088993     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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