fluidic — adjective Date: 1960 of, relating to, or being a device (as an amplifier or control) that depends for operation on the pressures and flows of a fluid in precisely shaped channels • fluidic noun • fluidics noun plural but singular in construction … New Collegiate Dictionary
fluidic — I. (ˈ)flü|idik adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a fluid used especially by spiritualists II. adjective ( s) : of, relating to, or being a device (as an amplifier or control) that depends for operation on the pressures … Useful english dictionary
Centrifugal Micro-fluidic Biochip — The centrifugal mico fluidic biochip or centrifugal micro fluidic biodisk is a type of lab on a chip technology that can be used to integrate processes such as separating, mixing, reaction and detecting molecules of nano size in a single piece of … Wikipedia
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fluidics — fluidic, adj. /flooh id iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the technology dealing with the use of a flowing liquid or gas in various devices, esp. controls, to perform functions usually performed by an electric current in electronic devices. Also… … Universalium
Fluidics — (also known as Fluidic logic) is the use of a fluid or compressible medium to perform analog or digital operations similar to those performed with electronics. The physical basis of fluidics is pneumatics and hydraulics, based on the theoretical… … Wikipedia
Microfluidics — deals with the behavior, precise control and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small, typically sub millimeter, scale. Typically, micro means one of the following features: small volumes (nl, pl, fl) small size low… … Wikipedia
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nanotechnology — /nan euh tek nol euh jee, nay neuh /, n. any technology on the scale of nanometers. [1987] * * * Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). These nanostructures typically … Universalium
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