Biostability of low-temperature co-fired ceramic materials for microfluidic and biomedical devices

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-66

  Zhang, Wenli ^a   Eitel, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; BASIC SOLUTIONS; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; BIOSTABILITY; CELLULAR COMMUNICATION; GASTRIC FLUIDS; LEACHING RATES; LONG TERM STABILITY; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC MATERIALS; LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMICS; MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SALINES; SIMULATED BODY FLUIDS; WEIGHT LOSS; WIRELESS DATA;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLEACHING; BODY FLUIDS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FLUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 84862926717     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2010.02581.x     Document Type: Article

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