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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

A Novel Approach for the Creation of Electrically Controlled LC:PDMS Microstructures.

Katarzyna A Rutkowska, Piotr Sobotka, Monika Grom, Szymon Baczyński, Marcin Juchniewicz, Kasper Marchlewicz, Artur Dybko

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katarzyna A RutkowskaFaculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6545-3244
Piotr SobotkaFaculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6762-6647
Monika GromFaculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland.
Szymon BaczyńskiFaculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6961-7493
Marcin JuchniewiczCentre for Advanced Materials and Technologies (CEZAMAT), Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland.
Kasper MarchlewiczFaculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
Artur DybkoFaculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
Warsaw University of Technology · PL

Funding

Warsaw University of Technology Excellence Initiative: Research University (ID-UB), FOTECH-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work presents research on unique optofluidic systems in the form of air channels fabricated in PDMS and infiltrated with liquid crystalline material. The proposed LC:PDMS structures represent an innovative solution due to the use of microchannel electrodes filled with a liquid metal alloy. The latter allows for the easy and dynamic reconfiguration of the system and eliminates technological issues experienced by other research groups. The paper discusses the design, fabrication, and testing methods for tunable LC:PDMS structures. Particular emphasis was placed on determining their properties after applying an external electric field, depending on the geometrical parameters of the system. The conclusions of the performed investigations may contribute to the definition of guidelines for both LC:PDMS devices and a new class of potential sensing elements utilizing polymers and liquid crystals in their structures.

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DimethylpolysiloxanesLiquid CrystalsElectricityPolymersDimethylpolysiloxanesPolymersLC:PDMSliquid crystal devicesmicrofluidicsoptofluidicsPDMS

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PMID35684658
PMCPMC9185514
OpenAlexW4282040346

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