
463Microfluidic and Lab-on-Chip Technologies for Biosensors
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FIGURE 18.10
(a) Mixing of the uid streams under laminar ow conditions. (i) The component streams mix only by diffusion,
creating a dynamic diffusive interface with predictable geometry. (Reprinted from deMello, A.J., Nature, 442,
394, 2006. With permission.) (ii) Zigzag-shaped channel for chaotic mixing at high Re numbers. (Reprinted from
deMello, A.J., Nature, 442, 394, 2006. With permission.) (iii) Three-dimensional L-shaped channel for c ...