Modeling of electrowetted surface tension for addressable microfluidic systems: Dominant physical effects, material dependences, and limiting phenomena

Proceedings of the IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 201-205

  Shapiro, Benjamin ^a   Moon, Hyejin ^b   Garrell, Robin ^b   Kim, Chang Jin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

ELECTROWETTED SURFACE TENSION; MAXWELL ELECTROSTATIC EQUATIONS; MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; YOUNG LIPPMAN EQUATION; YOUNGS EQUATION;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0037818314     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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