Title

A Micropump Controlled By Ewod: Wetting Line Energy And Velocity Effects

Abstract

A Laplace pressure gradient between a droplet and a liquid meniscus was utilized to create an on-demand constant flow rate capillary pump. Electrowetting on dielectric was implemented to induce the pressure gradient in the microchannel. For an initial droplet volume of 0.3 μL and a power of 12 nW a constant flow rate of 0.02 μL s-1 was demonstrated. The effects of the wetting line energy on the static contact angle and the wetting line velocity on the dynamic contact angle in the pump operation were studied. Sample loading on-demand could be achieved by regulating an electric potential. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Publication Date

10-21-2011

Publication Title

Lab on a Chip

Volume

11

Issue

20

Number of Pages

3401-3403

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1039/c1lc20440h

Socpus ID

84866998572 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84866998572

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