Electrokinetic flow in connected channels: A comparison of two circuit models

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 481-490

  Biscombe, Christian J C ^a   Davidson, Malcolm R ^a   Harvie, Dalton J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circuit; Contraction; Electrokinetic; Microfluidic

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL DIMENSION; CIRCUIT MODELS; CONNECTED CHANNELS; ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER OVERLAP; ELECTROKINETIC; ELECTROKINETIC FLOWS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; GEOMETRIC MEAN; INLET CONCENTRATION; ION CONCENTRATIONS; ION CURRENTS; MICROFLUIDIC CIRCUIT; MODEL COMPARISON; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; SERIES CIRCUITS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; TOTAL CURRENT; TOTAL PRESSURE;

FORECASTING; MICROFLUIDICS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SHRINKAGE;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 84867231221     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-0996-5     Document Type: Article

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