Low-voltage droplet manipulation using liquid dielectrophoresis on electret

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Wu, Tianzhun ^a   Suzuki, Yuji ^a   Kasagi, Nobuhide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT MODELS; CONTACT ANGLE HYSTERESIS; DIELECTRIC DROPLET; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; DROPLET MANIPULATION; DROPLET MOTION; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; FORCE ANALYSIS; LIQUID DIELECTROPHORESIS; LOW-VOLTAGE; MICROFABRICATED; NANOLITERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POLYMER MATERIALS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SURFACE VOLTAGES; VIRTUAL VOLTAGE; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRETS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROFLUIDICS;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 77957855653     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/8/085043     Document Type: Article

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