Microflow cytometer incorporating sequential micro-weir structure for three-dimensional focusing

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 469-478

  Lee, Ho Cheng ^a   Hou, Hui Hsiung ^b   Yang, Ruey Jen ^b   Lin, Che Hsin ^a   Fu, Lung Ming ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic focusing; Micro weir structure; Microflow cytometer

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF RELIABILITY; GLASS FABRICATION; HORIZONTAL PLANES; HYDRODYNAMIC FOCUSING; MICROFLOW CYTOMETER; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POLYSTYRENE BEADS; SHEATH FLOWS; VERTICAL PLANE;

FLUORESCENCE; FOCUSING; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYSTYRENES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEIRS;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

EID: 84855923896     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0812-7     Document Type: Article

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