Predictive model on micro droplet generation through mechanical cutting

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 431-438

  Lee, Woon Seob ^a   Jambovane, Sachin ^a   Kim, Duckjong ^a   Hong, Jong Wook ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED DESIGNS; CHANNEL HEIGHT; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET GENERATION; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; FEMTOLITER VOLUMES; MECHANICAL CUTTING; MECHANICAL VALVES; MICRO DROPLETS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PREDICTIVE MODELS; STEP-BY-STEP; THEORETICAL MODELS; WORKING PRESSURES;

DESIGN; MICROCHANNELS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 69249206726     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0412-y     Document Type: Article

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