A novel electrode shape for electrowetting-based microfluidics

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 365, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 230-236

  Rajabi, Negar ^a   Dolatabadi, Ali ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Droplet actuation; Electrode shape; Electrowetting; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUIDS; LAPLACE EQUATION; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; WETTING;

ACTUATION FORCE; CONTACT LINES; DROPLET VELOCITY; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; ELECTRO WETTING; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; ELECTRODE SHAPE; FLAT ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR-KINETIC THEORY; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; THREE-PHASE CONTACT LINE; VOLUME OF FLUID TECHNIQUE; VOLUME OF FLUIDS;

DROP BREAKUP;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 77954312891     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.01.039     Document Type: Article

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