New generation of digital microfluidic devices

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 845-851

  Kedzierski, Jakub ^a   Berry, Shaun ^a   Abedian, Behrouz ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

CYTOP; Digital microfluidics; Electrocapillary; Electrowetting; Microchannels; Microfluidics; Micropumps; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

CYTOP; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; ELECTROCAPILLARY; ELECTROWETTING; MICROPUMPS;

DIGITAL DEVICES; DROP FORMATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; PHASE INTERFACES; PUMPS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 68849126674     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2023845     Document Type: Article

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