Microfluidic flow reversal at low frequency by AC electrothermal effect

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 757-765

  Lian, Meng ^a   Wu, Jie ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

AC electrothermal effect; Flow reversal; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRO-THERMAL EFFECTS; FLOW REVERSAL; FLOW REVERSALS; LOW FREQUENCY; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POWER CONSUMPTION; SYSTEM IMPEDANCES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 71249144370     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0433-6     Document Type: Article

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