Experimental optimization of a passive planar rhombic micromixer with obstacles for effective mixing in a short channel length

RSC Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 99, 2014, Pages 56013-56025

  Bernacka Wojcik, Iwona ^a   Ribeiro, Susana ^b   Wojcik, Pawel Jerzy ^a   Alves, Pedro Urbano ^a   Busani, Tito ^a,d   Fortunato, Elvira ^a   Baptista, Pedro Viana ^c   Covas, José António ^b   Águas, Hugo ^a   Hilliou, Loic ^b   Martins, Rodrigo ^a  

^a Center of Excellence in Microelectronics Optoelectronics and Processes   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION; MICRO MIXERS; SHORT CHANNELS;

EID: 84908688839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra10160j     Document Type: Article

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