Fundamentals of Microfluidics Devices

Microfluidic Devices in Nanotechnology: Fundamental Concepts

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-38

  Addae Mensah, Kweku A ^a   Wang, Zuankai ^a   Parsa, Hesam ^a   Chin, Sau Y ^a   Laksanasopin, Tassaneewan ^a   Sia, Samuel K ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fabrication techniques and applications; Microfluidics device fundamentals; Microfluidics, multidisciplinary platform advancing frontiers in science and engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886221183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470622636.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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