ATE389113T1 - Elektrodenadressierungsverfahren - Google Patents

Elektrodenadressierungsverfahren

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ATE389113T1
ATE389113T1 AT05789844T AT05789844T ATE389113T1 AT E389113 T1 ATE389113 T1 AT E389113T1 AT 05789844 T AT05789844 T AT 05789844T AT 05789844 T AT05789844 T AT 05789844T AT E389113 T1 ATE389113 T1 AT E389113T1
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electrodes
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electrode addressing
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Yves Fouillet
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Commissariat Energie Atomique
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/30—Micromixers
    • B01F33/302—Micromixers the materials to be mixed flowing in the form of droplets
    • B01F33/3021—Micromixers the materials to be mixed flowing in the form of droplets the components to be mixed being combined in a single independent droplet, e.g. these droplets being divided by a non-miscible fluid or consisting of independent droplets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B19/00—Machines or pumps having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B17/00
    • F04B19/006—Micropumps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/30—Micromixers
    • B01F33/3031—Micromixers using electro-hydrodynamic [EHD] or electro-kinetic [EKI] phenomena to mix or move the fluids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/08—Geometry, shape and general structure
    • B01L2300/089—Virtual walls for guiding liquids

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
AT05789844T 2004-07-09 2005-07-11 Elektrodenadressierungsverfahren ATE389113T1 (de)

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FR0451494A FR2872809B1 (fr) 2004-07-09 2004-07-09 Methode d'adressage d'electrodes

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EP (1) EP1778976B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4814230B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE389113T1 (de)
DE (1) DE602005005337T2 (de)
FR (1) FR2872809B1 (de)
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