Hello Anand,

Here at the Technion - IIT, we've been working for some time now on
microchannels, but they have always been at least 13 of them etched on 1x1 cm^2
silicon chip. Therefore, I can't recommend on a good way to connect them one by
one to any tubings.
My only guess would be small shrinking sleeves.
Regarding the flow, you can always use small gear pumps (see the Cole-Parmer
Catalog) with by passes or a syringe pump.
If you don't mind pulsating flow you can use peristaltic pumps as well.

Good luck,

Danny Klein.
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Danny Klein
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, 32000
Israel

Tel (Lab.): 972-4-8292946(3861)
Email: [email protected]

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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: mems work
  To: [email protected]
  Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 2:44 AM
  Subject: [mems-talk] flow in microchannel


  Hi,
       I am working on a microchannel for microfluidic appln and am looking
  for some good way of connecting the tubings to the inlet and outlet.Also
  what is the better way to get a good flow rate thru the channel for a
  continous flow thru channel.Any papers related to this or any suggestions
  would be of great help.

  Thanks in advance.
  Anand

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