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. Performance properties and applications of these devices are explored. | + | 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. Electrowetting forces were sufficiently strong to drive droplets with sufficiently small volume (<7.3<math>\mu L</math>) up a vertical incline. |
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Revision as of 17:03, 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. Electrowetting forces were sufficiently strong to drive droplets with sufficiently small volume (<7.3<math>\mu L</math>) up a vertical incline.
