Solving Mazes Using Microfluidic Networks

This work demonstrates that pressure-driven flow in a microfluidic network can solve mazelike problems by exploring all possible solutions in a parallel fashion. Microfluidic networks can be fabricated easily by soft lithography and rapid prototyping. To find the best path between the inlet and the...

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Published in:Langmuir 2003-05, Vol.19 (11), p.4714-4722
Main Authors: Fuerstman, Michael J, Deschatelets, Pascal, Kane, Ravi, Schwartz, Alexander, Kenis, Paul J. A, Deutch, John M, Whitesides, George M
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