Atomization and Stirring of Droplets Using Surface Acoustic Wave for Integrated Droplet Manipulation

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-152

  Yamamoto, Akio ^a   Nishimura, Masahiro ^a   Ooishi, Yutaka ^b   Tsukada, Nobuhiro ^a   Higuchi, Toshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

atomization; droplet; emulsion; SAW; stirring

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVES; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE EXCITATION; DROPLET MANIPULATION; INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER; MICRO TOTAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; SINGLE WAFER; STANDING WAVE; STIRRING; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES; TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY; ΜTAS;

ATOMIZATION;

EID: 84978087997     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2006.p0146     Document Type: Article

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