Microvalves and micropumps for BioMEMS

Micromachines

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-220

  Au, Anthony K ^a   Lai, Hoyin ^a   Utela, Ben R ^a   Folch, Albert ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfluidics; Micropump; Microvalve; Review

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL USE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MICRO PUMP; MICRO VALVES; PERFORMANCE TESTS;

DESIGN; MICROFLUIDICS; REVIEWS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

PUMPS;

EID: 84862016747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2072666X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/mi2020179     Document Type: Review

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