C. K. L. Tan

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report an investigation of the variation in the mechanical properties of bulk polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomers with curing temperature, over the range 25 ◦ C to 200 ¼ C, over a range up to 40% strain and hardness of 44−54 ShA.

TL;DR: The fully-integrated portable platform described in this paper is highly compatible with the next generation of electrowetting-coupled air samplers and thus shows strong potential toward future in-field deployable biodetection systems and could have key implication in life-changing sectors such as healthcare, environment or food security.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate focusing, separation and concentration of particles with closely spaced diameters of 2.1 and 3.2 μm, significantly smaller than previously reported as separated in Dean flow devices, and conclude that flow separation specificity can be fine-tuned by adjustment of output pressure differentials, improving separation of closely spaced particle sizes.

TL;DR: The characterisation of an individual throttle's resistance as a function of actuator deflection is reported and the underlying mechanism of the throttling effect is discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a dual-micropump structure operated by a single actuator element is presented, where the constituent micropumps are a form of micro throttle pump (MTP) comprising a narrow flow channel incorporating two microthrottles.