Capillary force actuation

Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Knospe, Carl R ^a   Nezamoddini, Seyed Ali ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary force; Electrowetting; Microactuators

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CAPILLARY FORCE; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; CONDUCTING LIQUID; ELECTRO WETTING; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; SIMPLIFIED MODELS;

ACTUATORS; BLOOD VESSELS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTATICS; WETTING;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 77955844011     PISSN: 18653928     EISSN: 18653936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12213-009-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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