Medium viscoelastic effect on particle segregation in concentrated suspensions under rectangular microchannel flows

Korea Australia Rheology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Kang, Ah Reum ^a   Ahn, Sung Won ^a   Lee, Seong Jae ^b   Lee, Byunghwan ^c   Lee, Sung Sik ^d   Kim, Ju Min ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Suwon University   (South Korea)

^c Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concentrated suspension; Lateral particle migration; Microfluidic channel; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855425076     PISSN: 1226119X     EISSN: 20937660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13367-011-0030-6     Document Type: Article

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