Electroosmotic flow in nanoporous membranes in the region of electric double layer overlap

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 711-719

  Leese, Hannah ^a   Mattia, Davide ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borate buffer; Concentration polarization; Electric double layer; Electroosmosis; Electroosmotic mobility

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROOSMOSIS; POLARIZATION;

ANODIZED ALUMINA MEMBRANES; BORATE BUFFER; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER OVERLAP; ELECTROOSMOTIC MOBILITIES; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANE; NARROW PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84899916453     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1255-0     Document Type: Article

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