Microbioreactors with microfluidic control and a user-friendly connection to the actuator hardware

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Buchenauer, A ^a   Funke, M ^a   Buchs J ^a   Mokwa, W ^a   Schnakenberg, U ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

48-WELL MICROTITER PLATES; AMMONIA SOLUTION; FLUID VOLUMES; MICRO VALVES; MICRO-BIOREACTOR; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-SCALE; MICROFLUIDIC CONTROL; OPTICAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGY; OPTODES; PH CONTROL; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PRESSURIZED AIR; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SET-POINT; SOFT-LITHOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; USER FRIENDLY; VALVE OPENING;

ACIDS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PUMPS; SILICONES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 67849122451     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/7/074012     Document Type: Article

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