Droplet actuation by electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD): A review

WC Nelson, CJCJ Kim - Journal of Adhesion Science and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews publications that have fortified our understanding of the electrowetting-
on-dielectric (EWOD) actuation mechanism. Over the last decade, growing interest in EWOD …

Numerical simulations of flows with moving contact lines

Y Sui, H Ding, PDM Spelt - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Computational methods have been extended recently to allow for the presence of moving
contact lines in simulated two-phase flows. The predictive capability offered by these …

Contact angle and wetting properties

Y Yuan, TR Lee - Surface science techniques, 2013 - Springer
This chapter highlights a variety of techniques that are commonly used to measure contact
angles, including the conventional telescope-goniometer method, the Wilhelmy balance …

Dynamics of droplet motion induced by electrowetting

Y Lu, A Sur, C Pascente, SR Annapragada… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Electrowetting (EW) has drawn significant interests due to the potential applications in
electronic displays, lab-on-a-chip microfluidic devices and electro-optical switches, etc …

Laser surface functionalization to achieve extreme surface wetting conditions and resultant surface functionalities

Q Wang, H Wang - Journal of Central South University, 2022 - Springer
Wetting condition of micro/nanostructured surface has received tremendous attention due to
the potential applications in commercial, industrial, and military areas. Surfaces with extreme …

A numerical technique to simulate display pixels based on electrowetting

I Roghair, M Musterd, D van den Ende, C Kleijn… - Microfluidics and …, 2015 - Springer
We present a numerical simulation technique to calculate the deformation of interfaces
between a conductive and non-conductive fluid as well as the motion of liquid–liquid–solid …

Dynamics of droplet motion under electrowetting actuation

SR Annapragada, S Dash… - International …, 2011 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The static shape of droplets under electrowetting actuation is well-understood. The steady-
state shape of the droplet is obtained based on the balance of surface tension and …

Micrometer-sized water droplet impingement dynamics and evaporation on a flat dry surface

AM Briones, JS Ervin, SA Putnam, LW Byrd… - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive numerical and experimental investigation on micrometer-sized water
droplet impact dynamics and evaporation on an unheated, flat, dry surface is conducted from …

The effect of dynamic wetting pressure on contact angle measurements

A Ahmed, R Sanedrin, T Willers… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The drop deposition technique can impact contact angle measurements. We
hypothesized that the drop pinch-off, during the traditionally used pendant drop technique …

Electrowetting induced microdroplet oscillation over interdigitated electrodes for hotspot cooling applications

I Ahmad, M Pathak, MK Khan - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent advancement in electrowetting technique has attracted the attention of researchers
due to its numerous applications in lab-on-chip microfluidic devices. In the present work, an …