Numerical and experimental investigation on flow and mixing in batch-mode centrifugal microfluidics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Ren, Yong ^a   Leung, Wallace Woon Fong ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Centrifugal microfluidics; Lab on a chip; Mixing; Primary vortex; Specific mixing time; Vortical flow

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDICS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MIXING TIME; PRIMARY VORTEX; VORTICAL FLOWS;

CENTRIFUGATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICROFLUIDICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

MIXING;

EID: 84873844903     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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