• Fabrication of Chemically Resistant Microchannels and Measurement of Tensile Flow in Dilute and Semi-dilute Polystyrene Solutions

  • Jea Hyun Kim# , Hyunsoo Kim# , Yu Jin Jeong# , and Heon Sang Lee†

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University Busan 49315, Korea

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 315-322

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.315
  • Received on Oct 22, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 10, 2025
  • Accepted on Nov 11, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Heon Sang Lee

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University Busan 49315, Korea

  • E-mail: heonlee@dau.ac.kr