A microfluidic device to establish concentration gradients using reagent density differences

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Kong, Qingjun ^a   Able, Richard A ^a   Dudu, Veronica ^a   Vazquez, Maribel ^a  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration gradients; Dextran; Microfluidic device

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DENSITY DIFFERENCE; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DIFFUSIVITIES; LIFE-SCIENCES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SPATIAL CONCENTRATION; STAND-ALONE DEVICES; TRANSPORT MODELS; TWO LAYERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEXTRAN; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLUCOSE; MACHINERY; MICROFLUIDICS; SILICONES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

DEXTRAN; DIMETICONE; REAGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; SIMULATION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEXTRANS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 78449261053     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002797     Document Type: Article

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