Integrating electrowetting into micromanipulation of liquid droplets

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 48, 2008, Pages

  Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Ling, Xing ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; GRIPPERS; LIQUIDS; MICROMANIPULATORS; SUBSTRATES;

AFM PROBES; ELECTROWETTING; LIQUID BRIDGES; LIQUID DROPLETS; MICRO MANIPULATIONS; RUPTURE PROCESSES; THEORETICAL ANALYSES; VOLUMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS; WETTING PROPERTIES;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 58149327268     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/48/485009     Document Type: Article

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