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  • Development of a microchannel device for adsorption cooling application

    Creator:
    Asumpinpong, Kasidid
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    Single-layer and three-layer microchannel adsorption devices were fabricated by procedure that was newly developed. Aluminum was chosen for metal housing while the adsorption pair was silica gel and water. Each adsorption layer contained two layers of 250 μm-thick silica gel. Both silica gel layers opened to the same layer of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    presented on February 10, 2009 Title: Development of a Microchannel Device for Adsorption Cooling

  • Flow induced mixing in high aspect ratio microchannels

    Creator:
    Siripoorikan, Bunchong
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    Micro-fluid mixing is an important aspect of many of the various micro-fluidic systems used in biochemical production, biomedical industries, micro-energy systems and some electronic devices. Typically, because of size constraints and laminar flow conditions, different fluids may only have the opportunity to mix by diffusion, which is extremely rate limited....
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    Masters Thesis

  • Laminate mixing in microscale fractal-like merging channel networks

    Creator:
    Enfield, Kent E.
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    A two-dimensional model was developed to predict concentration profiles from passive, laminar mixing of concentration layers formed in a fractal-like merging channel network. Both flat and parabolic velocity profiles were used in the model. A physical experiment was used to confirm the results of the model. Concentration profiles were acquired...
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    Masters Thesis
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  • Application of controlled thermal expansion in diffusion bonding for the high-volume microlamination of MECS devices

    Creator:
    Pluess, Christoph
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    Diffusion bonding has been widely used within microlamination architectures for the fabrication of Micro Energy and Chemical Systems (MECS). MECS are microsystems with the ability to process bulk amounts of fluid within highly-parallel microchannel arrays capable of accelerated heat and mass transfer. Thus far, diffusion bonding of the microchannel arrays...
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    devices. The conceptual design and the feasibility of such a device was validated and explored by

  • Diffusion bonding of large substrate MECS devices based on differential thermal expansion

    Creator:
    Chintapalli, Prashanth
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    Diffusion bonding has been widely used within microlamination architectures for the fabrication of Micro Energy and Chemical Systems (MECS). MECS are microsystems with the ability to process bulk amounts of fluid within highly-parallel microchannel arrays capable of accelerated heat and mass transfer. Thus far, diffusion bonding of microchannel arrays is...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Fabrication and application of polymer based microfluidic devices

    Creator:
    Koesdjojo, Myra T.
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    The concept of reducing laboratory operations in scale such that they fit on a microfluidic chip has been met with great enthusiasm. Lab-on-a-chip devices promise to be cost effective to operate due to reduced reagent consumption, have the potential to offer shorter analysis times due to their short path lengths,...
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    Dissertation
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    a single device for a complete on-chip analysis. The application of microfluidic technologies is

  • A photoactivable microfluidic device for heavy metal ion extraction

    Creator:
    Nammoonnoy, Jintana
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    The development of microfluidic devices for heavy metal extraction is presented in this dissertation. Various research areas, covering subjects from photochromic compound syntheses to microchip fabrication techniques are explored to develop microfluidic devices capable of extracting heavy metal ions from drinking water. Through integration of the beneficial characteristics of both...
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    Dissertation
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    Photoactivable Microfluidic Device for Heavy Metal Ion Extraction Abstract approved

  • Magnetic particles for selective extraction of trace analytes in microfluidic devices

    Creator:
    Tennico, Yolanda H.
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    The development of micro total analysis systems (µTAS), also called “lab-on-a-chip”, or microfluidic analysis systems, is presented in this dissertation. Various research areas, covering subjects from magnetic particles synthesis to novel microchip fabrication techniques, are explored to develop a lab-on-a-chip system capable of performing magnetic bead-based bioassays. These devices are...
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    the beads in a microfluidic device. This way, the challenges of microfabrication to create frits are

  • From electrophoresis to dielectrophoresis: designing, fabricating, and evaluating an electroformed ratchet type microfluidic dielectrophoresis device

    Creator:
    Gonzalez, Carlos F.
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    Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is a separation method in which a non-uniform electric field is used to induce a dipole moment in a suspended particle. If the polarization of the particle is greater than that of the suspending medium, the particle will move towards the region of higher field strength (positive DEP);...
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    Dissertation
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    Evaluating an Electroformed Ratchet Type Microfluidic Dielectrophoresis Device Abstract approved

  • Flow boiling of lithium bromide-water solution in microchannels, with application to desorption

    Creator:
    Fackrell, Kurt
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    Recent studies of flow boiling within microchannels have shown high heat fluxes, leading to successful design and testing of compact heat exchangers, cooling systems for electronics and other high efficiency, miniature components. An experimental study of flow boiling of a concentrated salt solution in microchannels is presented. Experiments examined flow...
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    Masters Thesis
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    heat fluxes, leading to successful design and testing of compact heat exchangers, cooling systems