Size-oriented passive droplet sorting by using surface free energy with micro guide groove

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1105-1108

  Harada, Yu ^a   Yoon, Dong Hyun ^a   Sekiguchi, Tetsushi ^a   Shoji, Shuichi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX OPERATIONS; DROPLET SIZES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SORTING DEVICE; SORTING METHOD; SURFACE FREE ENERGY;

FREE ENERGY; MEMS;

DROPS;

EID: 84860469904     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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