Bubble inclusion and removal using PDMS membrane-based gas permeation for applications in pumping, valving and mixing in microfluidic devices

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Johnson, Michael ^a   Liddiard, Greg ^a   Eddings, Mark ^a   Gale, Bruce ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; BEFORE AND AFTER; BUBBLE INJECTION; BUBBLE REMOVAL; BUBBLE-TRAP; CONTROL FLOWS; CONTROL PRESSURE; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EXTERNAL CONTROL; FABRICATION PROCESS; FLUID CHANNELS; FLUID FLOW RATES; FLUID HANDLING APPLICATIONS; GAS PERMEATION; GLASS CHANNELS; HIGHLY INTEGRATED; LAYERED FABRICATION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; PDMS MEMBRANE; PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE MEMBRANE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW RATE; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING; PUMPS; SILICONES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 70350647349     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/9/095011     Document Type: Article

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