Microfluidic switch based on combined effect of hydrodynamics and electroosmosis

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 965-976

  Li, Haiwang ^a   Wong, Teck Neng ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Droplets; Electroosmosis; Microchannel; Sample flow; Switch

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; AQUEOUS LIQUIDS; COMBINED EFFECT; COUPLED EFFECT; DROPLETS; ELECTROOSMOTIC; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; FLUID STREAMS; OIL STREAM; ON FLOW; OUTLET PORT; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; SAMPLE FLOW; SHEATH STREAMS; SILICON OIL; SWITCHING PROCESS; SWITCHING RESPONSE; SYRINGE PUMPS; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FLOW RATE; GLYCEROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SWITCHING; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 79956071615     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0725-x     Document Type: Article

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