Design and fabrication of a passive microfluidic mixer with dynamic disturbance produced by catalytic chemical reactions

Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Shyu, Jin Cherng ^a   Lee, Ching Jiun ^b   Wei, Chung Sheng ^c  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Dynamic disturbance; Microfluidic mixer; Passive

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DESIGN; FLUIDIC DEVICES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PLATINUM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM;

BUBBLE GENERATION; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; INTERMEDIATE REYNOLDS NUMBER; MICROFLUIDIC MIXER; MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS; MIXING CHANNEL; MIXING ENHANCEMENT; MIXING INDEX; ON DYNAMICS; PASSIVE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

MIXING;

EID: 80055054944     PISSN: 19325150     EISSN: 19325134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3122367     Document Type: Article

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