Electrowetting droplet microfluidics on a single planar surface

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-446

  Cooney, Christopher G ^a   Chen, Chao Yi ^a   Emerling, Michael R ^b   Nadim, Ali ^a   Sterling, James D ^a  

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Tanner Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

TAS; Dielectrophoresis; Droplet microfluidics; Electrowetting; Laboratory automation

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROSTATICS;

DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS; ELECTRICAL-ENERGY ANALYSIS; ELECTROWETTING;

DROP BREAKUP;

EID: 33747840371     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-006-0085-8     Document Type: Article

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