Effects of gap height, applied frequency, and fluid conductivity on minimum actuation voltage of electrowetting-on-dielectric and liquid dielectrophoresis

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 321-327

  Chen, Chun Hong ^a   Tsai, Sung Lin ^a   Chen, Ming Kun ^a   Jang, Ling Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complex permittivity; Electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD); Liquid dielectrophoresis (LDEP); Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION VOLTAGES; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; ELECTRICAL FLUID; ELECTROMECHANICAL MODELS; ELECTROWETTING ON DIELECTRICS; FLUID CONDUCTIVITY; GAP HEIGHT; LIQUID DIELECTROPHORESIS; LIQUID DIELECTROPHORESIS (LDEP); RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY;

ELECTROPHORESIS; LIQUIDS; PERMITTIVITY; WETTING;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 80052341604     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.06.063     Document Type: Article

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