Label-free analysis of microfluidic mixing processes by dynamic phase contrast microscopy

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Holtmann, Frank ^a   Eversloh, Mathias ^a   Denz, Cornelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Label free imaging; Micro mixing; Microfluidics; Microscopy; Optical image processing; Phase measurement; Two wave mixing

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETERS; LABELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

LABEL-FREE IMAGING; MICRO-MIXING; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; TWO-WAVE MIXING;

PHASE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 63749133270     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/3/034014     Document Type: Article

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