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Electrostatic charging and control of droplets in microfluidic devices

Zhou et al., 2013

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5304858583634921788
Author
Zhou H
Yao S
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Lab on a Chip

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Precharged droplets can facilitate manipulation and control of low-volume liquids in droplet- based microfluidics. In this paper, we demonstrate non-contact electrostatic charging of droplets by polarizing a neutral droplet and splitting it into two oppositely charged daughter …
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