Unconventional droplets manipulations on superhydrophobic-patterned surface microfluidics

S. Xing, R. S. Harake, Tingrui Pan

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a comprehensive theoretical and experimental investigation of unconventional droplets manipulations on a superhydrophobic- patterned surface microfluidic (S2M) platform. The S2M network pins the liquid-solid interface of droplets to the lithographically defined wetting boundary and establishes direct linkage between the volumetric and hydraulic measures. Diverse manipulation modes are characterized in a bi-droplet configuration, among which several unconventional droplet manipulations are first demonstrated. These include big-to-small droplet merging, droplet balancing, as well as bidirectional transporting, in addition to the classic small-to-big droplet merging. Furthermore, multi-stage programmable bidirectional pumping has been implemented on the S2M platform.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011
Pages1633-1635
Number of pages3
Volume3
StatePublished - Dec 1 2011
Event15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 - Seattle, WA, United States
Duration: Oct 2 2011 → Oct 6 2011

Other

Other15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011
CountryUnited States
CitySeattle, WA
Period10/2/11 → 10/6/11

Keywords

  • Bidirectional micropump
  • Droplet manipulations
  • Surface microfluidics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering

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    Xing, S., Harake, R. S., & Pan, T. (2011). Unconventional droplets manipulations on superhydrophobic-patterned surface microfluidics. In 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 (Vol. 3, pp. 1633-1635)