Selective handling of droplets in a microfluidic device using magnetic rails

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 141-153

  Teste, Bruno ^a,b,c,d   Jamond, Nicolas ^a,b,c,d   Ferraro, Davide ^a,b,c,d   Viovy, Jean Louis ^a,b,c,d   Malaquin, Laurent ^a,b,c,d  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Droplet handling; Droplet microfluidics; Magnetic guidance; Magnetic particles; Parallel measurements

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DRAG; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; FLOW VELOCITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDICS;

DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG FORCES; MAGNETIC PARTICLE; MAGNETIC POTENTIAL WELLS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; PRECISE MANIPULATION;

DROPS;

EID: 84930871141     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-015-1556-6     Document Type: Article

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