TY - GEN
T1 - Integration of flows and droplets in digital microfluidic platform
AU - Liu, Y.
AU - Papautsky, I.
N1 - Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge support by the National Science Foundation (ECCS-1001141) and Ohio Center for Microfluidic Innovation at University of Cincinnati.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this work, we demonstrate the integrated functionalities of continuous flows and discrete droplets in a single digital microfluidic platform. The use of droplets has its unique advantages in bio-applications. However, using only droplets is not always the optimal solution. The combined functionalities of flows and droplets adds versatility to the platform and potentially leads to improved on-chip protocols. Here we demonstrate a simple droplet dispensing approach using continuous flow as a fluid source in a digital microfluidic device with desirable long-term volume reproducibility (CV<3%) and reduced need for human intervention.
AB - In this work, we demonstrate the integrated functionalities of continuous flows and discrete droplets in a single digital microfluidic platform. The use of droplets has its unique advantages in bio-applications. However, using only droplets is not always the optimal solution. The combined functionalities of flows and droplets adds versatility to the platform and potentially leads to improved on-chip protocols. Here we demonstrate a simple droplet dispensing approach using continuous flow as a fluid source in a digital microfluidic device with desirable long-term volume reproducibility (CV<3%) and reduced need for human intervention.
KW - Digital microfluidics
KW - Droplets
KW - Electrowetting flows
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85014254489
T3 - 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
SP - 882
EP - 883
BT - 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
Y2 - 9 October 2016 through 13 October 2016
ER -