Highly integrable pressurized microvalve for portable SU-8 microfluidic platforms

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 398-405

  Perdigones, Francisco ^a   Aracil, Carmen ^a   Moreno, José M ^a   Luque, Antonio ^a   Quero, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

impulsion system; microfluidic platforms; Microvalve; SU 8

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PNEUMATICS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; VALVES (MECHANICAL); WIRE;

IMPULSION SYSTEM; MICRO VALVES; MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; PRESSURIZED CHAMBERS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCB); SU-8; THEORETICAL MODELING;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84898472888     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2013.2276934     Document Type: Article

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