A coupled electro-hydrodynamic numerical modeling of droplet actuation by electrowetting

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 323, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 28-35

  Arzpeyma, Alborz ^a   Bhaseen, Shan ^a   Dolatabadi, Ali ^a   Wood Adams, Paula ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Droplet actuation; Electrowetting; Switching frequency; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; LAPLACE EQUATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DROPLET ACTUATION; ELECTROWETTING; NUMERICAL MODELING; VOLUME OF FLUID;

DROPS;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WETTABILITY;

EID: 44649130281     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.12.025     Document Type: Article

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