Fast, active droplet interaction: coalescence and reactive mixing controlled by electrowetting on a superhydrophobic surface

被引：42
作者：
Accardo, Angelo [1 ]
Mecarini, Federico [1 ]
Leoncini, Marco [1 ]
Brandi, Fernando [2 ]
Di Cola, Emanuela [3 ]
Burghammer, Manfred [3 ]
Riekel, Christian [3 ]
Di Fabrizio, Enzo [1 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Ist Italiano Tecnol, Nanostruct Dept, I-16163 Genoa, Italy
[2] Ist Italiano Tecnol, Nanophys Dept, I-16163 Genoa, Italy
[3] European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, F-38043 Grenoble, France
[4] Magna Graecia Univ Catanzaro, BIONEM Lab, I-88100 Germaneto Catanzaro, Italy
来源：
LAB ON A CHIP | 2013年 / 13卷 / 03期
关键词：
CALCIUM-CARBONATE; SYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; HYSTERESIS; PARTICLES; NUMBER; GROWTH; CACO3;
D O I：
10.1039/c2lc41193h
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
A novel electrowetting-on-dielectrics (EWOD) device in open planar geometry allows probing of droplet mixing on a super-hydrophobic substrate under quasi contact-free conditions. We demonstrate a droplet-based microreactor with integrated convective-flow mixing for the reactive-mixing of CaCl2/Na2CO3 solutions. The device provides unique conditions for scattering, spectroscopy and imaging probes requiring an unobstructed droplet-access.
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页码：332 / 335
页数：4
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