Electrochemically actuated microvalves for microfluidic systems

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 507-512

  Hua, Susan Z ^a   Sachs, Frederick ^a   Chopra, Harsh Deep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemical bubble; Electrolysis; Lab on a chip; Microfluidic; Microvalve

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; INLET FLOW; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; PUMPS;

ACTIVE CONTROL ELEMENTS; BUBBLE SIZE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL BUBBLES; FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY; INLET PRESSURES; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOW POWER; MECHANICAL PARTS; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO VALVES; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; TIME CURVES; TOTAL CHARGE; VOLUME CHANGE;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 78349291233     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-39387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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