Size-variable droplet actuation by interdigitated electrowetting electrode

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Jianfeng ^a   Yu, Yuhua ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Lai, Yongjun ^b   Zhou, Jia ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SIZES; ELECTRO WETTING; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; ELECTROWETTING ON DIELECTRICS; EXPERIMENT VERIFICATION; THEORY CALCULATION;

DROPS; WETTING;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 84870888014     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4769433     Document Type: Article

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