Capturing, carrying, and releasing of micro-objects by AC-electroweting- actuated oscillating bubbles

TRANSDUCERS 2009 - 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 821-824

  Chung, Sang Kug ^a   Cho, Sung Kwon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Capturing; Cell manipulation; Streaming flow

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CELL MANIPULATION; ELECTRO WETTING; MANIPULATION METHODS; MICRO-OBJECTS; MICROFABRICATED; OBJECT MANIPULATION; OSCILLATING BUBBLES; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; STREAMING FLOW; SWITCHING OPERATIONS;

ACTUATORS; MICROSYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 71449108222     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285746     Document Type: Conference Paper

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