Flow control using a thermally actuated microfluidic relay valve

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1079-1087

  Bazargan, Vahid ^a   Stoeber, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microflow control; microfluidics; microvalve; Pluronic; thermally responsive fluids

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONTROL CHANNELS; CONTROL FLOWS; CONTROL PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXISTING SYSTEMS; FLOW CHANNELS; LEAKAGE RATES; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO-FLOW CONTROL; MICROVALVE; OFF-CHIP; ON-SITE ANALYSIS; PLURONICS; RESPONSE TIME; THERMALLY RESPONSIVE; THERMALLY RESPONSIVE POLYMER; TWO STAGE; VALVE TECHNOLOGY;

COAGULATION; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; FLOW CONTROL; GELATION; HEATING; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 77957558291     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2010.2067195     Document Type: Article

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