Advances in microscale droplet generation and manipulation

R Lathia, KN Nampoothiri, N Sagar, S Bansal… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microscale droplet generation and manipulation have widespread applications in numerous
fields, from biochemical assays to printing and additive manufacturing. There are several …

Combining sensors and actuators with electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD): advanced digital microfluidic systems for biomedical applications

Z Tong, C Shen, Q Li, H Yin, H Mao - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of digital microfluidics (DMF) enables highly flexible and precise droplet
manipulation at a picoliter scale, making DMF a promising approach to realize integrated …

Phase-controlled field-effect micromixing using AC electroosmosis

P Modarres, M Tabrizian - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2020 - nature.com
The exploration and application of electrokinetic techniques in micro total analysis systems
have become ubiquitous in recent years, and scientists are expanding the use of such …

Thermal droplet microfluidics: From biology to cooling technology

A Khater, O Abdelrehim, M Mohammadi… - TrAC Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Droplet microfluidic platforms have been developed to produce mono-dispersed
microdroplets and provided substanial progress in many chemical, biological, and …

Dancing Delicacies: Designing Computational Food for Dynamic Dining Trajectories

J Deng, H Yang, A Saini, UD Gaudenz, L Yao… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Contemporary human-food interaction design is often a technology-driven endeavor in
which food's materiality has been largely underexplored. Building on the concept of …

Closed EWOD-based low-cost portable thermal detection system for point-of-care applications

V Jain, RK Dwivedi, K Muralidhar - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Electrowetting-on-Dielectric (EWOD) is a powerful technology for biological and
chemical diagnostics. It offers advantages of low sample volume, high sensitivity, high …

Resonant oscillation of droplets under an alternating electric field to enhance solute diffusion

S Bono, H Kinugasa, H Kajita, S Konishi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigates a novel microfluidic mixing technique that uses the resonant
oscillation of coalescent droplets. During the vertical contact-separation process, solutes are …

Open‐chip droplet splitting in electrowetting

N Sagar, S Bansal, P Sen - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrowetting‐on‐dielectric (EWOD) has emerged as a powerful technique to
perform on‐chip droplet operations like transportation, dispensing, splitting, and mixing in …

Surface acoustic wave-based generation and transfer of droplets onto wettable substrates

KN Nampoothiri, NS Satpathi, AK Sen - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluid manipulation using surface acoustic waves (SAW) has been utilized as a promising
technique in the field of microfluidics due to its numerous advantages, over other active …

Materials and Manufacturing Methods for EWOD Devices: Current Status and Sustainability Challenges

O Caro‐Pérez, J Casals‐Terré… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrowetting‐on‐dielectric (EWOD) devices have proven to be effective tools for
precise microfluidic manipulation or in liquid lenses that surpass conventional solid lenses …