Interconnection blocks: A method for providing reusable, rapid, multiple, aligned and planar microfluidic interconnections

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Sabourin, D ^a   Snakenborg, D ^a   Dufva, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK METHODS; INTERCONNECTION DENSITIES; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO-FLUIDIC; MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS; PRESSURE LIMITS; RAPID TESTING;

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EID: 61849089409     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/3/035021     Document Type: Article

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