DEP DEP FORCE CONTROL AND ELECTROWETTING CONTROL IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE SAME MICROFLUIDIC APPARATUS

摘要

The microfluidic device can comprise a DEP configured section that retains a first liquid medium and selectively directs pure dehydrogenation (DEP) forces in the first liquid medium. The microfluidic device may also include an electrowetting (EW) configured section for holding a second liquid medium on the electrowetting surface and selectively altering the effective wetting characteristics of the electrowetting surface. The DEP configured section may be utilized to select and move the micro-objects in the first liquid medium. The EW configured section may be utilized to draw a droplet of the first liquid medium into the second liquid medium.