Fabrication and characterization of fast-acting peltier-actuated microvalves

Micro Total Analysis Systems - Proceedings of MicroTAS 2005 Conference: 9th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 1078-1080

  Welle, Richard P ^a   Hardy, Brian S ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfluidics; Peltier; Thermoelectric; Valves

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FLOW CHANNELS; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICROFLUIDIC VALVES; MINIMAL POWER; PELTIER; THERMOELECTRIC; WORKING FLUID;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84902485424     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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