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A Novel SubPicoliter Monodispersed Droplet Generation Device based on Liquid Dielectrophoresis

Publication Type : Conference Proceedings

Publisher : MEMS

Source : 30th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Las Vegas, U.S.A, January 2017

Url : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7863346

Campus : Chennai

School : School of Engineering

Department : Mechanical Engineering

Year : 2017

Abstract : This paper reports a new phenomenon for jetting of droplets and demonstrates its use for generation and transfer of monodispersed droplets in sub-picoliter volumes. This technique obtains jetting at lower voltages (combination of 470V ac and −250V dc ), even for high surface tension liquids. The reported technique is fast in achieving a dense transfer of micro-droplets (14,000/mm 2 ) in less than 10s. Compared to other microfluidic techniques, the new technique uses simpler fabrication and does not require bulky components (e.g. pumps). The technique is extremely easy and economical to scale making it suitable for portable applications.

Cite this Research Publication : K. N. Nampoothiri, V. Srinivasan, M.S. Bobji and P. Sen, “A Novel SubPicoliter Monodispersed Droplet Generation Device based on Liquid Dielectrophoresis” 30th IEEE Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Las Vegas, U.S.A, January 2017.

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