Transitional Electrodes in Electrowetting-Based Droplet Dispensing.

Wei Wang, Qijun Cai, Shangzhe Xu, Xucan Chen

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Wei WangMOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China.

Qijun CaiMOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China.

Shangzhe XuMOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China.ORCID 0009-0004-6588-0536

Xucan ChenComputer Science Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30301, USA.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 62204206

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Abstract

Digital microfluidic systems based on electrowetting-on-dielectric technology, particularly valuable in producing and manipulating microdroplets steadily and consistently, have experienced notable advancements in recent years. In this paper, experimental characterizations reveal that simply adding one transitional electrode between the reservoir and the splitting electrode improves the volumetric consistency and reproducibility for droplet dispensing. The volumetric coefficient variation of the consecutively dispensed droplets from a non-refilling reservoir decreases by 1% after the addition of one transitional electrode, with no extra external apparatus. This work provides a straightforward yet effective approach to the improvement of digital microfluidic systems and micro total analysis systems.

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ElectrowettingMicrofluidicsElectrodesReproducibility of ResultsTechnologydigital microfluidicsdroplet dispensingelectrowetting-on-dielectrictransitional electrodesvolumetric consistency

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PMID38248421

DOI10.3390/bios14010044

PMCPMC10813466

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