Field-free particle focusing in microfluidic plugs

Biomicrofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kurup, G K ^a   Basu, Amar S ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ASSAYS; DRAG; FLOW VELOCITY; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

CO-ROTATING VORTICES; CYLINDRICAL CAPILLARIES; DIMENSIONLESS RATIOS; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; PARTICLE AGGREGATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE SEDIMENTATION; SHIELDS PARAMETERS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84863210672     PISSN: 19321058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3700120     Document Type: Article

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