Droplet actuating chip using the electrowetting-on-dielectric method

Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1341-1344

  Wu, Jiangang ^a   Yue, Ruifeng ^a   Zeng, Xuefeng ^a   Liu, Litian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD); Micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS); Microfluidic chip; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

DROPLET ACTUATING CHIP; ELECTROWETTING DIELECTRIC (EWOD); MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); MICROFLUIDIC CHIP;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FABRICATION; MICROELECTRODES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SILICA; SURFACE TENSION;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 33749828134     PISSN: 10000054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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