A scaling model for electrowetting-on-dielectric microfluidic actuators

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-89

  Song, J H ^a   Evans, R ^b   Lin, Y Y ^b   Hsu, B N ^b   Fair, R B ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuation; Contact angle saturation; Digital microfluidics; Dimensional scaling; Electrowetting

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION; CONTACT ANGLE SATURATION; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; DIMENSIONAL SCALING; ELECTROWETTING;

ACTUATORS; ASPECT RATIO; CONTACT ANGLE; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DRAG; FILLERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRESSURE DROP;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 67649197950     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0360-y     Document Type: Article

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