Controllable Active Micro Droplets Merging Device Using Horizontal Pneumatic Micro Valves

Controllable Active Micro Droplets Merging Device Using Horizontal Pneumatic Micro Valves

We present an active droplet merging device, which can merge various sizes of micro droplets in different numbers by using pneumatically controlled horizontal PDMS microvalves. The merging part consists of a main and side channels separated by a pillar array. The pillar array structure is contained...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuichi Shoji, Tetsushi Sekiguchi, Dong Hyun Yoon, Masaya Igaki, Afshan Jamshaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Micromachines
Subjects:
merging
pneumatic microvalves
droplets
flow resistance
pressure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/4/1/34

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