On-Chip Gel-Valve Using Photoprocessable Thermoresponsive Gel

ROBOMECH Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ito, Keitaro ^a   Sakuma, Shinya ^b   Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki ^c   Arai, Fumihito ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYAMA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell sorter; MEMS; Microfluidic chip; Microfluidic control; Microvalve; Thermoresponsive gel

Indexed keywords

BIOCHIPS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FLOW CONTROL; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MEMS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

CELL SORTER; MICRO VALVES; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; MICROFLUIDIC CONTROL; THERMORESPONSIVE GEL;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84987811072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21974225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40648-014-0005-8     Document Type: Article

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