Amorphous fluoropolymers as insulators for reversible low-voltage electrowetting

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1383-1386

  Seyrat, Emilie ^a   Hayes, Robert A ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035423424     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1383583     Document Type: Article

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