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Modular, Discrete Micromixer Elements Fabricated by 3D Printing
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: Received: 14 April 2017 / Approved: 14 April 2017 / Online: 14 April 2017 (06:03:24 CEST)
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Bhargava, K.C.; Ermagan, R.; Thompson, B.; Friedman, A.; Malmstadt, N. Modular, Discrete Micromixer Elements Fabricated by 3D Printing. Micromachines 2017, 8, 137. Bhargava, K.C.; Ermagan, R.; Thompson, B.; Friedman, A.; Malmstadt, N. Modular, Discrete Micromixer Elements Fabricated by 3D Printing. Micromachines 2017, 8, 137.
Abstract
3D printing facilitates the straightforward construction of microchannels with complex three-dimensional architectures. Here, we demonstrate 3D-printed modular mixing components that operate on the basis of splitting and recombining fluid streams to decrease interstream diffusion length. These are compared to helical mixers that operate on the principle of chaotic advection.
Keywords
3D Printing; Microfluidics; Micromixing
Subject
Engineering, Other
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