A PDMS pinch-valve module embedded in rigid polymer lab chips for on-chip flow regulation

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Browne, Andrew W ^a,b   Hitchcock, Kathryn E ^a,b   Ahn, Chong H ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION FORCE; CHANNEL DIMENSION; FLOW REGULATION; HYBRID POLYMERS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO VALVES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFABRICATED; MODULAR PLATFORM; ON CHIPS; PINCH VALVES; RIGID POLYMERS; SINGLE ACTUATORS; SINGLE CHANNELS;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; PUMPS; SILICONES;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 70350680986     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/11/115012     Document Type: Article

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