A numerical investigation on AC electrowetting of a droplet

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-271

  Hong, Jin Seok ^a   Ko, Sung Hee ^a   Kang, Kwan Hyoung ^a   Kang, In Seok ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FLUID MECHANICS; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; MAGNETISM; METALLIZING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WETTING;

AC ELECTRIC FIELDS; CONTACT ANGLE (CA); COVERED ELECTRODES; DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN (DB); ELECTROWETTING (EW); EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FIELD STRENGTHS; HIGH-FREQUENCY RANGE; INSULATING LAYERS; LOW FREQUENCY RANGE; MAXWELL STRESSES; NUMERICA L RESULTS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; QUALITATIVE AGREEMENT; SPRINGER (CO); TIME-AVERAGED; WETTING TENSION;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 46849088127     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-007-0246-4     Document Type: Article

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