Configurable AC electroosmotic generated in-plane microvortices and pumping flow in microchannels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-195

  Huang, Shih Hao ^a   Hsueh, Hui Jung ^a   Hung, Kuo Yung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AC electroosmotic flows; AC EOF; In plane microvortex; Pumping flow

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CLOCKWISE ROTATION; CONFIGURABLE; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; ELECTRODE GEOMETRIES; ELECTRODE PATTERN; ELECTROOSMOTIC; ELECTROOSMOTIC FLOW; FLOW DIRECTION; IN-PLANE; LAB-ON-A-CHIP SYSTEMS; MICRO PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; MICRO VORTEX; MICRO-MIXING; OPTIMAL VALUES; ROTATIONAL DIRECTIONS; ROTATIONAL STRENGTH;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MICROCHANNELS; NANOFLUIDICS;

PUMPS;

EID: 77649237541     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0453-2     Document Type: Article

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