Split and flow: reconfigurable capillary connection for digital microfluidic devices

Lab Chip. 2014 Sep 21;14(18):3589-93. doi: 10.1039/c4lc00650j. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Abstract

Supplying liquid to droplet-based microfluidic microsystems remains a delicate task facing the problems of coupling continuous to digital or macro- to microfluidic systems. Here, we take advantage of superhydrophobic microgrids to address this problem. Insertion of a capillary tube inside a microgrid aperture leads to a simple and reconfigurable droplet generation setup.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Capillary Action*
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques* / instrumentation
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques* / methods