Micro air bubble manipulation by electrowetting principle: Transporting, merging and eliminating

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels, 2005

Volumn PART B, Issue , 2005, Pages 503-509

  Zhao, Yuejun ^a   Cho, Sung Kown ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; GAS DYNAMICS; SOLUTIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AIR BUBBLES; ELECTROWETTING; MICRO GAS ANALYSIS; MICROCHANNELS;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

EID: 27744591606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/icmm2005-75154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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