Flow characterization of electroconvective micromixer with a nanoporous polymer membrane in-situ fabricated using a laser polymerization technique

Biomicrofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Hwang, Sangbeom ^a   Song, Simon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROLYTES; FABRICATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; POLYMERIZATION;

ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER OVERLAP; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; FLOW CHARACTERIZATION; LASER POLYMERIZATION; LOW APPLIED VOLTAGES; NANO-POROUS POLYMER MEMBRANES;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84931282012     PISSN: 19321058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4922082     Document Type: Article

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