On-demand microfluidic control by micropatterned light irradiation of a photoresponsive hydrogel sheet.
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چکیده
Novel on-chip fluid control strategies, on-demand formation of arbitrary microchannels and parallel control of multiple microvalves were successfully demonstrated by means of computer-controlled micropatterned light irradiation of a photoresponsive hydrogel sheet.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Lab on a chip
دوره 9 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009