Dynamics of water imbibition through paper channels with wax boundaries

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 845-853

  Hong, Seokbin ^a   Kim, Wonjung ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capillary imbibition; Paper microfluidics; Paper based device; Wax printing

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROFLUIDICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY IMBIBITION; CHANNEL BOUNDARIES; LIQUID IMBIBITION; MANUFACTURING COST; PAPER BASED DEVICES; PAPER-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; WASHBURN EQUATION;

PAPER;

EID: 84942988635     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-015-1611-3     Document Type: Article

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