Droplet creator based on electrowetting-on-dielectric for lab on a chip

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 248-256

  Zeng, Xuefeng ^a   Yue, Ruifeng ^a   Wu, Jiangang ^a   Hu, Huan ^a   Dong, Liang ^a   Wang, Zheyao ^a   He, Feng ^a   Liu, Litian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Creation and control of droplets; Electrowetting on dielectric; Inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition; Micro total analysis system

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MICROELECTRODES; PLASTIC FILMS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

DROPLETS CONTROL; ELECTROWETTING ON DIELECTRIC; MICRO TOTAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM; SILICONE OIL;

WETTING;

EID: 33750174445     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-006-0248-6     Document Type: Article

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