Static control logic for microfluidic devices using pressure-gain valves

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Weaver, James A ^a   Melin, Jessica ^a   Stark, Don ^a   Quake, Stephen R ^a   Horowitz, Mark A ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROELECTRONICS;

DIGITAL CONTROL LOGIC; EXTERNAL HARDWARE; INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDICS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; MICROFLUIDIC LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES;

DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 77950516730     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1513     Document Type: Article

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