公开(公告)号：US10022719B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US14935823

申请日：2015-11-09

Applicant: Duke University

Inventor： Michael G. Pollack ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Richard B. Fair

IPC: G01N27/447 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01F11/00 ,  B01F13/00 ,  G02B26/00 ,  C25B9/00 ,  B41J2/14

Abstract: Methods are provided for manipulating droplets. The methods include providing the droplet on a surface comprising an array of electrodes and a substantially co-planer array of reference elements, wherein the droplet is disposed on a first one of the electrodes, and the droplet at least partially overlaps a second one of the electrodes and an intervening one of the reference elements disposed between the first and second electrodes. The methods further include activating the first and second electrodes to spread at least a portion of the droplet across the second electrode and deactivating the first electrode to move the droplet from the first electrode to the second electrode.