High-throughput optofluidic acquisition of microdroplets in microfluidic systems

Z Hayat, AI El Abed - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Droplet optofluidics technology aims at manipulating the tiny volume of fluids confined in
micro-droplets with light, while exploiting their interaction to create “digital” micro-systems …

Lithography‐Free Technology for the Preparation of Digital Microfluidic (DMF) Lab‐Chips with Droplet Actuation by Optoelectrowetting (OEW)

C Doering, J Strassner… - International journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrically conducting liquid droplets can be activated and moved by electrowetting‐on‐
dielectric (EWOD) and optoelectrowetting (OEW). An important application is droplet …

Microdroplet Actuation via Light Line Optoelectrowetting (LL‐OEW)

C Doering, J Strassner… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Meanwhile, electrowetting‐on‐dielectric (EWOD) is a well‐known phenomenon, even often
exploited in active micro‐optics to change the curvature of microdroplet lenses or in …

The application of optical technology in microfluidic systems

CY Wang, SC Chang, KS Huang… - Current Proteomics, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
In this paper, we address the most recent advances in optical technology integrated into
microfluidic systems so that the functions or efficiency of these devices can be improved. In …

Microfluidic Optical Shutter Flexibly xy Actuated via Electrowetting‐on‐Dielectrics with <20 ms Response Time

H Fouckhardt, J Strassner, C Heisel… - Advances in Optical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Tunable microoptics deals with devices of which the optical properties can be changed
during operation without mechanically moving solid parts. Often a droplet is actuated …