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Stripped Electrode Based Electrowetting-on-Dielectric Digital Microfluidics for Precise and Controllable Parallel

Yin Guan¹, Jiyue Tu¹, Baiyun Li¹

¹School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China.

Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids

|July 24, 2020

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This study introduces a novel electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidic system using stripped electrodes for precise parallel microdrop generation. The new configuration offers excellent controllability and minimal daughter droplet size deviation.

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Area of Science:

Microfluidics
Digital Microfluidics
Electrowetting-on-Dielectric

Background:

Precise microdrop generation is crucial for microfluidic applications.
Existing electrowetting-on-dielectric digital microfluidic (EWOD DMF) systems require complex electrode designs.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and investigate a new EWOD DMF configuration using only stripped rectangular electrodes for parallel microdrop generation.
To analyze the controllability and volume precision of microdrop generation with this novel electrode design.

Main Methods:

Numerical simulation using a finite-volume scheme to solve microfluidic droplet motion.
Experimental verification of the numerical model with an EWOD DMF device.
Examination of parameters like equilibrium contact angle and microchannel spacing.

Main Results:

Identified five distinct microdrop generation regimes, including satellite droplet formation and separation cessation.
Demonstrated a linear relationship between daughter droplet size and a dimensionless EWOD parameter (κ*).
Achieved daughter droplet size deviation below 3.5% from the stripped electrode size, reaching zero in optimal conditions.

Conclusions:

The proposed stripped electrode configuration provides a simpler and effective alternative for electrowetting-induced parallel microdrop production.
This new system exhibits excellent precision and controllability for microdrop generation.
The findings contribute to advancements in microfluidic device design and applications.