Hydrodynamically driven docking of blocks for 3D fluidic assembly

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 551-558

  Kalontarov, Michael ^a   Tolley, Michael T ^a   Lipson, Hod ^a   Erickson, David ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfluidics; Programmable matter; Reconfigurable systems; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MICROFLUIDICS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ASSEMBLY RATE; DOCKING SITES; FLUIDIC ASSEMBLY; PROGRAMMABLE MATTER; PULSATING FLOW; RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS; SUCCESSFUL ASSEMBLY; THREE DIMENSIONS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85028093134     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0572-9     Document Type: Article

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