Difference between revisions of "All terrain droplet actuation"
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| − | This paper introduces a new platform for droplet-based microfluidic manipulation on flexible substrates. Electrowetting forces are applied to drops via copper electrodes embedded in a flexible polyimide film. The electrodes are protected with coatings of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and teflon. | + | This paper introduces a new platform for droplet-based microfluidic manipulation on flexible substrates. Electrowetting forces are applied to drops via copper electrodes embedded in a flexible polyimide film. The electrodes are protected with coatings of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and teflon. Performance properties and applications of these devices are explored. Droplets with sufficiently small volume (<7.3<math>/mu L</math>) |
== Soft-Matter Discussion == | == Soft-Matter Discussion == | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 16 November 2009
Original Entry: Ian Bruce Burgess Fall 2009
Reference
M. Abdelgawad, S.L.S. Freire, H. Yang and A.R. Wheeler, Lab on a Chip 8, 672-677 (2008).
Summary
This paper introduces a new platform for droplet-based microfluidic manipulation on flexible substrates. Electrowetting forces are applied to drops via copper electrodes embedded in a flexible polyimide film. The electrodes are protected with coatings of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and teflon. Performance properties and applications of these devices are explored. Droplets with sufficiently small volume (<7.3<math>/mu L</math>)
