Microfluidics enhanced control of the microstructure and flow of complex fluids

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-124

  Shklyaev, Oleg E ^a   Shen, Amy Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Confinement; Microfluidics; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

COMPLEX FLUIDS; CONFINEMENT; CONTROLLED FLOWS; FLOW INDUCED; FLUID TRANSPORTS; HIGH SHEARS; INTERFACIAL DYNAMICS; MICRO DEVICES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURE CHANGES; SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESS; SMALL SAMPLES; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 60049098752     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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