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M W Prins1, W J Welters, J W Weekamp

  • 1Philips Research Eindhoven, Prof. Holstlaan 4, NL-5656 AA Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 24, 2001
PubMed
概括

我们使用电毛细管压力在微通道中实现了精确的流体控制,使得流体能够快速,可逆地不受重力影响地移动. 这种电流体驱动提供了比现有方法快得多的速度.

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