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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: Lab Chip. 2009 Oct 19;10(1):101–110. doi: 10.1039/b910248e

Table 4.

FEM thermal stress results of thermal elements having different styles, materials, widths, and thicknesses

Valve Valve ID Element Material Element Width (mm) Pt Thickness (Å ) Max Thermal Stress (MPa)
1 A Pt 20 1000 493.0
2 A Pt 20 3000 438.0
3 B Pt 20 3000 351.2
4a B Ti 20 3000 276.2
5 C Pt 5 3000 725.0
6 D Pt 5 3000 553.6
a

The optimal design.