Low-Cost Graphene-Based Digital Microfluidic System.

Mohamed Yafia, Amir M Foudeh, Maryam Tabrizian, Homayoun Najjaran

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Article in Micromachines, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed YafiaSchool of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.

Amir M FoudehDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada.

Maryam TabrizianDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada.

Homayoun NajjaranSchool of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.

McGill University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, the laser-scribing technique was used as a low-cost, rapid and facile method for fabricating digital microfluidic (DMF) systems. Laser-scribed graphene (LSG) electrodes are directly synthesized on flexible substrates to pattern the DMF electrode arrays. This facilitates the DMF electrodes' fabrication process by eliminating many microfabrication steps. An electrowetting test was performed to investigate the effectiveness of the LSG DMF electrodes in changing the contact angles of droplets. Different DMF operations were successfully performed using the proposed LSG DMF chips in both open and closed DMF systems. The quality and output resolution were examined to assess the performance of such patterned electrodes in the DMF systems. To verify the efficacy of the LSG DMF chips, a one-step direct assay for the detection of

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digital microfluidicsgraphene electrodeslaser scribing

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PMID32971896

DOI10.3390/mi11090880

PMCPMC7569958

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