Design, fabrication and characteristics of optofluidic variable aperture based on electromagnetic-driving

Anning ZHANG; Rui ZHAO; Xian WEI; Zhongcheng LIANG; Zefeng HAN

doi:10.1007/s11801-024-3235-x

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