Integrating stimulus responsive materials and microfluidics: The key to next-generation chemical sensors

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 2221-2238

  Ziółkowski, Bartosz ^a   Czugala, Monika ^a   Diamond, Dermot ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

flow handling; microfluidics; Stimuli responsive materials

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING CONCEPTS; FLOW HANDLING; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; MATERIALS CHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW; PHOTO-SWITCHABLE; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS; STIMULUS-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS;

BIOMIMETICS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84883253488     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X12459591     Document Type: Article

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