Thermocapillary actuation by optimized resistor pattern: Bubbles and droplets displacing, switching and trapping

Lab on a Chip

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1835-1840

  Selva, Bertrand ^a   Miralles, Vincent ^a   Cantat, Isabelle ^b   Jullien, Marie Caroline ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW RATE; HEATING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROBUBBLE; MICROFLUIDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 77954132687     PISSN: 14730197     EISSN: 14730189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c001900c     Document Type: Article

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