Advanced Capillary Soft Valves for Flow Control in Self-Driven Microfluidics

Self-driven microfluidic devices enable fully autonomous handling of very small volumes of liquid samples and reagents. However, many applications require an active control mechanism to trigger self-driven flow in microchannels. Here, we report on capillary soft valves (CSVs), which enable stopping...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Delamarche, Martina Hitzbleck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/4/1/1