Piezo-driven acoustic streaming in an electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidics device
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DOI: 10.1007/s10404-017-2012-6
Abstract: We report the integration of a lead zirconate titanate, $$\hbox {Pb[Zr}_{x}\hbox {Ti}_{1-x}\hbox {O}_{3}$$Pb[ZrxTi1-xO3] (PZT), piezoelectric transducer disk into the top plate of an otherwise conventional electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWD) digital microfluidics device to demonstrate on-demand induction of… read more here.
Keywords: electrowetting dielectric; piezo driven; hbox; digital microfluidics ... See more keywords
Stick–slip behavior during electrowetting-on-dielectric: polarization and substrate effects
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DOI: 10.1007/s10404-020-02374-y
Abstract: A novel triple-line stick–slip behavior, manifested by “sawtooth oscillations” of the contact angle (CA), was observed during sessile droplet advance by electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) for DC voltages and during droplet retreat for AC voltages. The onset… read more here.
Keywords: stick slip; slip behavior; polarization; electrowetting dielectric ... See more keywords
Droplet-on-soft shuttle: Electrowetting on dielectric actuation of small droplets.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10796
Abstract: Here, we introduce the novel concept of 'soft shuttle' for transportation, manipulation and diffusion studies of small liquid droplets using electrowetting on dielectric mechanism. This method enables manipulation of droplets several times smaller than the… read more here.
Keywords: shuttle; shuttle electrowetting; droplet soft; electrowetting dielectric ... See more keywords
Modeling, simulation, and optimization of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices.
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0029790
Abstract: With widespread research studies on electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) for droplet manipulation in the field of lab-on-a-chip, how to improve the driving capability of droplets has increasingly attracted enormous interest. Aiming to decrease driving voltages and improve… read more here.
Keywords: modeling simulation; dielectric ewod; electrowetting dielectric; optimization ... See more keywords