Electroosmotic flow in a nanofluidic channel coated with neutral polymers

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1051-1062

  Cao, Qianqian ^a   Zuo, Chuncheng ^a   Li, Lujuan ^a   Ma, Yanhong ^a   Li, Nan ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroosmotic flow; Molecular dynamics; Polymer coating; Solvent quality

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; COUNTERION DISTRIBUTION; COUNTERIONS; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; ELECTROOSMOTIC FLOW; GRAFTED CHAINS; GRAFTING DENSITIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOFLUIDIC CHANNEL; NEUTRAL POLYMERS; PARALLEL CHANNEL; POLYMER COATING; POLYMER LAYERS; POOR SOLVENTS; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLVENT PARTICLES; SOLVENT QUALITY;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFLUIDICS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

ELECTROOSMOSIS;

EID: 78649756684     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0620-5     Document Type: Article

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