Stagnation of droplet for efficient merging in microfluidic system

Korean Chemical Engineering Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-112

  Jin, Si Hyung ^a   Kim, Jongmin ^a   Jang, Sung Chan ^a   Noh, Young Moo ^a   Lee, Chang Soo ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Droplet; Merging; Microfluidics; Microvalve; Pillar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901449882     PISSN: 0304128X     EISSN: 22339558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9713/kcer.2014.52.1.106     Document Type: Article

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