A Programmable array for contact-free manipulation of floating droplets on featureless substrates by the modulation of surface tension

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1163-1172

  Basu, Amar S ^a   Gianchandani, Yogesh B ^b  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet; Fluid flow control; Marangoni flow; Programmable microfluids; Thermal

Indexed keywords

AT-SPEED; CARRIER FLUIDS; CONTACT LESS; DIGITAL CONTROL CIRCUITRY; DROPLET; DROPLET MANIPULATION; EVAPORATION RATE; FLUID VELOCITIES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAPHICAL INTERFACE; MARANGONI FLOWS; MICRO DROPLETS; MICROFLUIDS; OIL FILMS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PROGRAMMABLE MICROFLUIDS; SEQUENTIAL ACTIVATION; SOLID SURFACE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TWO LAYERS;

DATA STRUCTURES; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLOW CONTROL; FLUIDS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 71549132721     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2029961     Document Type: Article

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