Design Analyses of Capillary Burst Valves in Centrifugal Microfluidics
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(b) Fig. 1. Schematic of gating operation driven by centrifugal force. (a) shows top view of the rotating plate. The reservoir resides at R1 and the abruptly-expanding open is at R2. The reservoir and channel are filled by liquid sample. (b) shows a close-up view of the abruptly-expanding opening. Liquid pressure at the meniscus is Pm. DESIGN ANALYSES OF CAPILLARY BURST VALVES IN CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDICS
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