Performance evaluation of bipolar and tripolar excitations during nozzle-jetting-based alginate microsphere fabrication

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Leigh Herran, C ^a   Huang, Yong ^a   Chai, Wenxuan ^a,b  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIPOLAR EXCITATION; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; DROP-ON-DEMAND; DWELL TIME; EXCITATION VOLTAGE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MICROSPHERE SIZES; MONO-DISPERSED; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGAN PRINTING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SCALE-UP; SECOND PHASE MATERIALS; SINGLE NOZZLE; SODIUM ALGINATES; VISCOUS MATERIALS; VOLTAGE RISE; WAVE FORMS; WORKING RANGE;

ALGINATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DRUG DELIVERY; FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NOZZLES;

MICROSPHERES;

EID: 84866321472     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/8/085025     Document Type: Article

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