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Using electrowetting to control interface motion in patterned microchannels

Soft Condensed Matter 2010-04-26 v1
Authors: B. M. Mognetti , J. M. Yeomans
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Abstract

We use mesoscale simulations to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel microfluidic valve, which exploits Gibbs' pinning in microchannels patterned by posts or ridges, together with electrowetting.

Keywords

microfluidics

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@article{arxiv.1004.4121,
  title  = {Using electrowetting to control interface motion in patterned microchannels},
  author = {B. M. Mognetti and J. M. Yeomans},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.4121},
  year   = {2010}
}

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