An overview of electrospray applications in MEMS and microfluidic systems

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1241-1249

  Chiarot, Paul R ^a   Sullivan, Pierre ^b   Ben Mrad, Ridha ^b  

^a State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomedical engineering; electrohydrodynamics; electrospray; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Indexed keywords

DIVERSE FIELDS; ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER; ELECTROSPRAYS; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INTEGRAL PART; MEMS FABRICATION; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO PROPULSION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; NOVEL METHODS; PRODUCTION TOOLS;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMECHANICS;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 82455162539     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2011.2168810     Document Type: Article

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