Droplet creation using liquid dielectrophoresis

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 369-376

  Chen, Chun Hong ^a   Tsai, Sung Lin ^a   Jang, Ling Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis; Droplet; Liquid DEP; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION VOLTAGES; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DIELECTROPHORESIS; DROPLET; ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITIES; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; NONUNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD; PARALLEL ELECTRODES; POLARIZABLE PARTICLES; POLYSTYRENE BEADS; THEORETICAL MODELS; WATER DROPLETS;

DEIONIZED WATER; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYSTYRENES;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 70349244633     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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