Highly efficient in-droplet particle concentration and separation by twDEP and EWOD for digital microfluidics

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 537-540

  Zhao, Yuejun ^a   Yi, Ui Chong ^b   Cho, Sung Kwon ^a  

^a PA 15260   (United States)

^b Core MicroSolutions Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; DROPS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUID MECHANICS; ISOMERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SEPARATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; ELECTRO-WETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; SEPARATION METHODS; TRAVELING WAVE DIELECTROPHORESIS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 36949025562     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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