Membranous Bypass Valves for Discrete Drop Mixing and Routing in Microchannels

A novel microfluidic component for discrete drop mixing in microchannels is presented. The membranous air bypass valve (MBV) in PDMS allows air to pass through it but stops liquid. Using the two-dimensional and three-dimensional MBVs, we removed the air between the discrete drops that were sequenti...

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Main Authors: Minsoung Rhee, Mark A. Burns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2008-12-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/december_08/Special_issue/P_SI_54.pdf