Computer-aided microfluidics (CAMF): From digital 3D-CAD models to physical structures within a day

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 625-635

  Waldbaur, Ansgar ^a   Carneiro, Bernardo ^a   Hettich, Paul ^a   Wilhelm, Elisabeth ^a   Rapp, Bastian E ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chip manufacturing; Computer aided; Microfluidics; Projection lithography; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

CHIP-MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER AIDED; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN MODELS; COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS; DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; DIGITAL MIRROR DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURES; PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY;

DIGITAL COMPUTERS; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; RAPID PROTOTYPING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 84888128746     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1177-x     Document Type: Article

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