3-D Simulation of electroosmotic injection and migration in microchannels: Effects of non-rectangular cross section

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Lee, Doh Hyoung ^a   Farouk, Bakhtier ^a   Noh, H S ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 d simulation; Dc electrokinetics; Electroosmosis; Microchip capillary electrophoresis; Pinched injection

Indexed keywords

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; 3D SIMULATIONS; CHANNEL WIDTHS; DC ELECTROKINETICS; ELECTROOSMOTIC; MICROCHIP CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; NONUNIFORM; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PINCHED INJECTION; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SIMULATION APPROACH;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 78751605653     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.519369     Document Type: Article

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