| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Improving the operation of electrowetting-based digital microfluidic systems by using water-oil core-shell droplets (PDF, 311 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Brassard, Daniel1; Search for: Malic, Lidija1; Search for: Normandin, François1; Search for: Tabrizian, Maryam; Search for: Veres, Teodor1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Industrial Materials Institute
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | MicroTAS 2008 Conference, October 12-16, 2008, SanDiego, California, USA |
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| Subject | Digital microfluidics; electrowetting; droplet; silicone oil |
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| Abstract | In electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD)-based digital microfluidic devices, dis-crete droplets are typically transported either directly in air or in an immiscible fluid such as silicone oil. We propose herein an alternative mode of operation in which the droplets are enclosed in a thin oil shell. We show that such water-oil core-shell droplets offer several key advantages. Specifically, this mode of operation not only reduces the voltage required by the devices but also leads to higher transport veloci-ties when compared with the manipulation of droplets directly in air or oil. |
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| Publication date | 2008-10-12 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| NRC number | NRCC 52516 |
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| NPARC number | 18382805 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | d02c1f04-44f0-4518-9895-a0867b0e9b8a |
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| Record created | 2011-08-05 |
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| Record modified | 2020-08-12 |
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