Electrofluidic displays using Young-Laplace transposition of brilliant pigment dispersions

Nature Photonics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 292-296

  Heikenfeld, J ^a   Zhou, K ^a   Kreit, E ^a   Raj, B ^a   Yang, S ^a   Sun, B ^b   Milarcik, A ^b   Clapp, L ^b   Schwartz, R ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b Sun Chemical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PRESSURE; ELECTROWETTING DISPLAYS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; OPERATING VOLTAGE; PIGMENT DISPERSIONS; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS;

HYDROPHOBICITY; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; PIXELS; REFLECTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WETTING;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 67649229695     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.68     Document Type: Article

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