Electrical actuation of electrically conducting and insulating droplets using ac and dc voltages

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Kumari, N ^a   Bahadur, V ^a   Garimella, S V ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MICROFLUIDICS; PAPER; VELOCITY;

AC VOLTAGES; ACTUATION FORCES; ACTUATION VOLTAGES; CONDUCTING LIQUIDS; DC VOLTAGES; DIELECTRIC LAYERS; DROPLET VELOCITIES; ELECTRICAL ACTUATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATIONS; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELS; ELECTROWETTING; LAB ON CHIPS; LIQUID DROPLETS; MICROFLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; PARALLEL PLATES;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149333764     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/10/105015     Document Type: Article

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