Novel no-moving-part valves for microfluidic devices

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1691-1697

  Yang, Kai Shing ^a   Chen, Ing Youn ^b   Wang, Chi Chuan ^c   Shyu, Jin Cherng ^d  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY RATIO; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; INTERFACE FRICTION; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; RECTIFICATION EFFICIENCY;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); PRESSURE DROP; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

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EID: 78149385104     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-010-1069-x     Document Type: Article

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