A microfluidic-based hydrodynamic trap for single particles

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 47, 2010, Pages

  Johnson Chavarria, Eric M ^a   Tanyeri, Melikhan ^b   Schroeder, Charles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Confinement; Hydrodynamic; Issue 47; Microfluidics; Micromanipulation; Stagnation point flow; Trap; Trapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355131823     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2517     Document Type: Article

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