Rapid and accurate generation of various concentration gradients using polydimethylsiloxane-sealed hydrogel device

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 645-654

  Kim, Minseok ^a   Jia, Mingjie ^a   Kim, Youngmi ^a   Kim, Taesung ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Concentration gradient; Hydrogel; Microfluidics; Polydimethylsiloxane

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; HYDROGELS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE;

BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; LONG-TERM DURABILITIES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; NONLINEAR CONCENTRATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS;

SILICONES;

EID: 84899899239     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1265-y     Document Type: Article

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