Mobile oscillating bubble actuated by AC-electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) for microfluidic mixing enhancement

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 182, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-162

  Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Lee, Kyung Ho ^a   Won, Jung Min ^a   Rhee, Kyehan ^a   Chung, Sang Kug ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternating current electrowetting on dielectrics (AC EWOD); Lab on a chip; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; BUBBLE BEHAVIOR; BUBBLE OSCILLATION; DIELECTRIC LAYER; ELECTRO-WETTING ON DIELECTRICS; FLOW INDUCED; FLUID MIXING; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; MICROFLUIDIC MIXING; MICROSTREAMING; MIXING ENHANCEMENT; MIXING PERFORMANCE; MIXING TIME; OSCILLATING BUBBLES; PATTERNED ELECTRODE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE; VISUALIZATION EXPERIMENT;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WETTING;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

EID: 84863428205     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.05.022     Document Type: Article

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