Spin coating of hydrophilic polymeric films for enhanced centrifugal flow control by serial siphoning

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 691-699

  Kitsara, Maria ^a,b   Nwankire, Charles E ^a   Walsh, Lee ^b   Hughes, Greg ^b   Somers, Martin ^a   Kurzbuch, Dirk ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a,b   Donohoe, Gerard G ^a,b   O'Kennedy, Richard ^a,b   Ducrée, Jens ^a,b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Capillary valving; Centrifugal microfluidic platform; Hydrophilic polymers; Lab on a disc; Serial siphoning; Spin coating

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CENTRIFUGATION; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; ESTERS; FLOW CONTROL; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SIPHONS; SPIN COATING;

CAPILLARY VALVING; CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM; HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS; LAB-ON-A-DISC; SERIAL SIPHONING;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84899905352     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1266-x     Document Type: Article

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