Particle transport in flow through a ratchet-like channel

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 543-550

  Cisne Jr , Roberto L C ^a   Vasconcelos, Talita F ^a   Parteli, Eric J R ^a   Andrade Jr , José S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Particle transport; Particles in fluids; Ratchet effect

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONDITION; FLOW DIRECTION; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUID FLOW; MEAN TRANSIT TIME; PARTICLE MOTIONS; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; PARTICLES IN FLUIDS; RATCHET EFFECT; REYNOLDS; SAW-TOOTH; STOKES EQUATIONS; WALL PROFILES;

LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARTICLE SEPARATORS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 79955955714     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0688-y     Document Type: Article

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