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Recently, various kinds of microvalves have been developed in the field of micro total analysis systems. Most are pneumatic or piezo electric valves, which require significant space on a microchip and hence make the system complicated. This study reports the use of an electroactive polymer-based microvalve that occupies only a small space on a microchip. An electroactive polymer membrane sandwiched...