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Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 126(5), p. 104594-104600
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra21263d
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Active porous valves for plug actuation and plug flow manipulation in open channel fluidics
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Abstract
The fluidic channel has porous hydrophobic walls. Reversible transitions from sticky to slippery state are leveraged by backpressure application, resulting to valve switching from “off” to “on”. Ultra-low energy demands for small cross-sections.