Three-Dimensional Fractal Geometry for Gas Permeation in Microchannels

Magdalena Malankowska1,2, Stefan Schlautmann3, Erwin J W Berenschot4

  • 1Department of Chemical & Enviromental Engineering, Nanoscience Institute of Aragon, University of Zaragoza, Edif I+D+i, Campus Río Ebro, C/Mariano Esquillor, s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain. magdalena.malankowska@gmail.com.

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|November 6, 2018
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