公开(公告)号：US08871071B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-28

申请号：US13759416

申请日：2013-02-05

Applicant: Duke University

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

IPC: G01N27/447 ,  G01N27/453 ,  C25B9/00 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01F13/00 ,  B01F11/00 ,  G02B26/00 ,  B41J2/14

CPC classification number: B01L3/50273 ,  B01F11/0071 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01F13/0084 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01L3/5027 ,  B01L3/502784 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2200/06 ,  B01L2200/0605 ,  B01L2200/10 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2300/161 ,  B01L2300/165 ,  B01L2400/0415 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B41J2002/14395 ,  C25B9/00 ,  G01N27/44791 ,  G02B26/005

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.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于操纵液滴的方法。 所述方法包括在包括电极阵列和基本上共平面的参考元件阵列的表面上提供液滴，其中液滴设置在电极的第一个上，并且液滴至少部分地与第二个 电极和设置在第一和第二电极之间的参考元件中的插入件之一。 所述方法还包括激活第一和第二电极以将液滴的至少一部分扩散穿过第二电极，并且去激活第一电极以使液滴从第一电极移动到第二电极。