Using capacitance measurements in EWOD devices to identify fluid composition and control droplet mixing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 340-347

  Schertzer, M J ^a   Ben Mrad, R ^a   Sullivan, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automation; Capacitance; Composition; Control; Electrowetting on dielectric; Microfluidics; Mixing; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; COMPOSITION CONTROL; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DROPLET VELOCITY; ELECTRO-WETTING ON DIELECTRICS; ELECTROWETTING ON DIELECTRIC; FLUID COMPOSITION; MIXING EFFICIENCY; MIXING TIME; NUMBER OF CYCLES; STANDARD DEVIATION; TWO-POINT CALIBRATION; WATER-METHANOL;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DROP FORMATION; LOCATION; METHANOL; MICROFLUIDICS; VOID FRACTION;

MIXING;

EID: 76949103411     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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