Hydrodynamic separation of particles using pinched-flow fractionation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3444-3457

  Ashley, John F ^a   Bowman, Christopher N ^a   Davis, Robert H ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex fluids; Computational fluid dynamics; Microfluidics; Particulate flows; Separation techniques

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY-INTEGRAL METHODS; COMPLEX FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATIONS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; PARTICULATE FLOWS; PINCHED-FLOW FRACTIONATIONS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS;

FRACTIONATION;

EID: 84881667013     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14087     Document Type: Article

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