Paper Microfluidics Goes Digital. (23rd January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fobel, Ryan; Kirby, Andrea E.; Ng, Alphonsus H. C.; Farnood, Ramin R.; Wheeler, Aaron R.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 26:Number 18(2014)
• Page Start: 2838
• Page End: 2843
• Publication Date: 2014-01-23
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201305168
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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