Micro-magnetofluidics: Interactions between magnetism and fluid flow on the microscale

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ferro fluid; Magnetic bead; Magnetism; Micro magnetofluidics; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING FLUIDS; ENGINEERING ASPECTS; FERRO FLUID; FERROHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC BEADS; MAGNETIC FORCE; MAGNETIC MANIPULATION; MAGNETO-RHEOLOGY; MAGNETOPHORESIS; MICRO-MAGNETOFLUIDICS; MICRO-SCALES; POSSIBLE FUTURES; RESEARCH FIELDS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STATE OF THE ART; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKING FLUID;

FLUIDS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 84856219438     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0903-5     Document Type: Review

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