A droplet-based microfluidic system capable of droplet formation and manipulation

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 599-610

  Lee, Chen Yi ^a   Lin, Yen Heng ^a   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emulsification; Flow focusing; MEMS; Microfluidics; Moving wall

Indexed keywords

AIR CHAMBERS; DROPLET FORMATIONS; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; EMULSION DROPLETS; EMULSION SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FLOW FOCUSING; FOOD INDUSTRIES; INCLINATION ANGLES; MOVING WALL; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; SHEATH FLOWS; SYRINGE PUMPS; UNIFORM-SIZED; WALL STRUCTURES;

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FOCUSING; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; RANGE FINDING;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 67349170467     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0340-2     Document Type: Article

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