Multiplexed microfluidic viscometer for high-throughput complex fluid rheology

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 677-690

  Solomon, Deepak E ^a   Vanapalli, Siva A ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATORS (OPTICAL); CONSUMER PRODUCTS; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTIPLEXING; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; POLYMERS; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CO-FLOWING STREAMS; COMPLEX FLUID RHEOLOGY; INTERFACE DISPLACEMENTS; INTERFACE LOCATIONS; POLYMERIC SOLUTION; PRODUCT FORMULATION; SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

VISCOMETERS;

EID: 84899929165     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1261-2     Document Type: Article

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