Design and simulation of passive mixing in microfluidic systems with geometric variations

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 575-582

  Jeon, Wonjin ^a   Shin, Chee Burm ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gold nano particles aggregation; Micro mixers; Microfluidics; Obstructive structure; Passive mixing

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND SIMULATION; EXTERNAL FORCE; GEOMETRIC VARIATIONS; GOLD NANO-PARTICLES; GOLD NANO-PARTICLES AGGREGATION; MATHEMATICAL SIMULATIONS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO TOTAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; MICRO-CHIPS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-MIXERS; MINIATURIZED SYSTEMS; NAKED-EYE; OBSTRUCTIVE STRUCTURE; OPTICAL EQUIPMENT; PASSIVE MIXING; SIMULATION PROCESS; SIMULATION RESULT; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; GOLD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METAL IONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SILICONES;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 67649601032     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.05.035     Document Type: Article

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