A comparison between the hydrodynamic characteristics of 3D-printed polymer and etched silicon microchannels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 385-394

  O’Connor, John ^a   Punch, Jeff ^a   Jeffers, Nicholas ^b   Stafford, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printing; Friction factor; Microchannels; Single phase flow

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROANALYSIS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; PRINTING; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SILICON;

3-D PRINTING; DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING; FRICTION FACTORS; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; HYDRODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW;

3D PRINTERS;

EID: 84941179145     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-015-1569-1     Document Type: Article

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