Fabrication and characterization of a microporous polymeric micro-filter for isolation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi ^a   Lou, Chao Ping ^a   Gong, Hai Qing ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-FLUSHING; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS; DRINKING WATER; FILTER MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENT TECHNIQUE; MEMS TECHNOLOGY; MICRO FILTERS; MICROPOROUS; OOCYSTS; RAPID METHOD; SMOOTH SURFACE; UV LITHOGRAPHY;

FABRICATION; POLYMERS;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 79952692486     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/3/035002     Document Type: Article

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