Microfluidic cellular valve powerd by linear bioactuator

2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1699-1702

  Nagai, M ^a   Tanizaki, K ^a   Hayasaka, Y ^a   Kawashima, T ^a   Shibata, T ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biohybrid system; Cellular valve; Flow switching; Linear bioactuator; Self organization; Vorticella

Indexed keywords

BIO-HYBRID SYSTEMS; BIOACTUATORS; FLOW-SWITCHING; SELF ORGANIZATIONS; VORTICELLA;

ACTUATORS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

MICROSYSTEMS;

EID: 84891702778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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