Design and fabrication of a microfluidic chip driven by dielectric elastomers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7493, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Li, Bo ^a   Chen, Hualing ^a   Wu, Jiuhui ^a   Zhu, Zicai ^a   Xia, Dongmei ^a   Jing, Sufang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dielectric elastomer; Diffuser nozzle; Microfluidic chip; Su 8

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIFFUSER/NOZZLE; MICRO-CHIPS; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; PUMP CHAMBERS; SINE-WAVE; UV-LIGHT;

DIAPHRAGMS; ELASTOMERS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTICS; PUMPS; RUBBER;

BIOCHIPS;

EID: 72149092456     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.838431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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