Low-cost microfilter for red blood cell membrane stiffness measurement using photosensitive BCB

TRANSDUCERS 2003 - 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Digest of Technical Papers

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 107-110

  Turmezei, P ^a   Polyakov, A ^b   Mollinger, J R ^a   Bartek, M ^b   Bossche, A ^a   Burghartz, J N ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomembranes; Building materials; Filters; Microchannel; Microfiltration; Prototypes; Red blood cells; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Wafer bonding

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BLOOD; BUILDING MATERIALS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFILTRATION; MICROSYSTEMS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PORE SIZE; SENSOR ARRAYS; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; STIFFNESS; TRANSDUCERS; WAFER BONDING;

ADHESIVE MATERIALS; BIOMEMBRANES; BLOOD SUSPENSIONS; PROTOTYPE SENSOR; PROTOTYPES; RED BLOOD CELL; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 84944732586     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1215264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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