Low voltage picoliter droplet manipulation utilizing electrowetting-on- dielectric platforms

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 173, Issue , 2012, Pages 338-345

  Lin, Yan You ^a   Welch, Erin R F ^a   Fair, Richard B ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital microfluidics; Electrowetting on dielectric; Multi layer insulator; Picoliter droplet

Indexed keywords

BUFFER SOLUTIONS; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; DROPLET MANIPULATION; ELECTRO-WETTING ON DIELECTRICS; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; FUNDAMENTAL THEORY; LOW VOLTAGES; ON CHIPS; OPTICAL ADHESIVE; PARAMAGNETIC BEADS; PARYLENE C; PICOLITER DROPLETS; SOFT MATERIAL; TANTALUM PENTOXIDE;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRODES; GASKETS; PARAMAGNETISM; TANTALUM OXIDES; WETTING;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 84867088683     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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