Self-encapsulated hollow microstructures formed by electric field-assisted capillarity

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-82

  Chen, H ^a,b   Yu, W ^a   Cargill, S ^c   Patel, M K ^d   Bailey, C ^d   Tonry, C ^d   Desmulliez, M P Y ^c  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary; Electrohydrodynamic; High aspect ratio microfabrication; Hollow microstucture; Instabilities; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY ACTION; COMPLICATED STRUCTURES; CURRENT FABRICATION; FABRICATION PROCESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; GROWTH PROCESS; HIGH-ASPECT RATIO; HOLLOW MICROSTUCTURE; INNER SURFACES; MANUFACTURING TOOLS; MICROCAPSULES; MULTI-PHYSICS; POLYMER THICKNESS; POLYMERIC MICROSTRUCTURES;

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ENCAPSULATION; FABRICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; STABILITY;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 84863450822     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-0942-6     Document Type: Article

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