Optoelectronic tweezers: a versatile toolbox for nano-/micro-manipulation
The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …
Advances towards programmable droplet transport on solid surfaces and its applications
Droplets moving on solid surfaces are at the heart of many phenomena of fundamental and
applied interest in chemistry, physics and materials science. On the fundamental side, as …
applied interest in chemistry, physics and materials science. On the fundamental side, as …
Water-solid triboelectric nanogenerators: An alternative means for harvesting hydropower
Hydropower is an important renewable resource, and is derived from the energy of falling,
fast-running, and/or oscillating motions of water, including rainfall, tidal currents, waves, and …
fast-running, and/or oscillating motions of water, including rainfall, tidal currents, waves, and …
Advances in triboelectric nanogenerator powered electrowetting-on-dielectric devices: Mechanism, structures, and applications
Abstract Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) phenomenon is widely employed for liquid
actuation at the micro scale. Due to its simple structure, low cost, low power consumption …
actuation at the micro scale. Due to its simple structure, low cost, low power consumption …
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 …
manipulation at a picoliter scale, making DMF a promising approach to realize integrated …
A transparent electrowetting-on-dielectric device driven by triboelectric nanogenerator for extremely fast anti-fogging
Fogging widely occurs in industrial processes, surgical treatment, and human daily lives.
Due to the reduction in transmittance, fogging induces adverse effects or even disaster …
Due to the reduction in transmittance, fogging induces adverse effects or even disaster …
A review of optoelectrowetting (OEW): from fundamentals to lab-on-a-smartphone (LOS) applications to environmental sensors
Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) has been extensively explored as an active-type
technology for small-scale liquid handling due to its several unique advantages, including …
technology for small-scale liquid handling due to its several unique advantages, including …
Lab on a smartphone (LOS): A smartphone-integrated, plasmonic-enhanced optoelectrowetting (OEW) platform for on-chip water quality monitoring through LAMP …
We present a low-cost lab-on-a-smartphone (LOS) platform for rapid and in-situ monitoring
of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) to examine the presence …
of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) to examine the presence …
Effects of magnetic nanoparticles on mixing in droplet-based microfluidics
High-throughput, rapid and homogeneous mixing of microdroplets in a small length scale
such as that in a microchannel is of great importance for lab-on-a-chip applications. Various …
such as that in a microchannel is of great importance for lab-on-a-chip applications. Various …
A droplet energy harvesting and actuation system for self-powered digital microfluidics
G Chen, X Liu, S Li, M Dong, D Jiang - Lab on a Chip, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
When a water droplet slides down a hydrophobic surface, a major energy it possesses is
kinetic energy. However, people may ignore another important energy source …
kinetic energy. However, people may ignore another important energy source …