Analysis of nonaqueous electrowetting fluids for displays

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 649-656

  Chevalliot, Stéphanie ^a   Heikenfeld, Jason ^b   Clapp, Lisa ^c   Milarcik, April ^c   Vilner, Stanislav ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^c Sun Chemical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrowetting; fluid; reflective displays

Indexed keywords

ANGLE RESPONSE; CROSS-DIFFUSION; DIELECTRIC RELIABILITY; ELECTRO WETTING; NON-AQUEOUS; NON-AQUEOUS FLUIDS; PARTICLE DISPERSION; PRE-SELECTED; REAL-WORLD TESTING; REFLECTIVE DISPLAY; SOLUBLE DYE;

CONTACT ANGLE; DISPLAY DEVICES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WETTING;

FLUIDS;

EID: 80054879621     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2011.2161265     Document Type: Article

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