Computer aided design of an EWOD microdevice

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-294

  Berthier, J ^a   Clementz, Ph ^a   Raccurt, O ^a,b   Jary, D ^a   Claustre, P ^a   Peponnet, C ^a,c   Fouillet, Y ^a  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c Section of Tracers Application of CEA/LITEN ^*

Author keywords

Design; Electrowetting; EWOD; Microsystem; Minimization theory; Morphology; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ELECTROWETTING; EWOD; MICROCHIP; MICROSYSTEM; MINIMIZATION THEORY;

CAPILLARITY; CELLS; DNA; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUIDS; MORPHOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 33644929547     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.09.026     Document Type: Article

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