Optimization of an electrokinetic mixer for microfluidic applications

Biomicrofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bockelmann, Hendryk ^a   Heuveline, Vincent ^a   Barz, Dominik P J ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; OPTIMIZATION;

CONTINUOUS WAVEFORMS; ELECTRICAL EXCITATION; ELECTROKINETIC FLOWS; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICROCHANNEL GEOMETRIES; MODELING AND NUMERICAL SCHEME; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84863222358     PISSN: 19321058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4722000     Document Type: Article

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