Water flows induced by microwave electric fields in microsystems

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 377-380

  Ramos, Antonio ^a   García Sánchez, Pablo ^a   Robles, Andrea ^a   Freire, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrohydrodynamics; Electrothermally induced flows; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTRIC FIELDS; BIO-FLUIDS; DIELECTRIC FORCES; ELECTRO-THERMAL ACTUATIONS; ELECTROTHERMALLY INDUCED FLOWS; FLUID FLOWS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP TECHNOLOGIES; MICRO-DEVICES; MICROWAVE ELECTRIC FIELDS; PURE WATERS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; SALINE SOLUTIONS; WATER FLOWS;

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MICROSYSTEMS; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES;

SALINE WATER;

EID: 64149105254     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2009.01.040     Document Type: Article

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