Investigation of wax and paper materials for the fabrication of paper-based microfluidic devices

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 649-659

  Zhong, Z W ^a,b   Wang, Z P ^a   Huang, G X D ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASE-OF-USE; FABRICATION PROCESS; FLUIDIC CHANNELS; GEOMETRIC FACTORS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LOW COSTS; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PAPER MATERIALS; PORE DIAMETERS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROPERTIES OF PAPER; SEQUENTIAL DELIVERY;

ANALYTIC EQUIPMENT; FABRICATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; PAPER;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

ASSEMBLY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDICS; PAPER PROPERTIES; PROBLEM SOLVING; WAX;

EID: 84862827752     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-012-1469-1     Document Type: Article

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