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Using Superhydrophobic SU-8 Film as the Dielectric for Electrowetting-on-Dielectric

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In this paper, we study the electrowetting effect of superhydrophobic SU-8 film as the dielectric for Electrowetting-on-Dielectric (EWOD). The change of apparent contact angle (APCA) on superhydrophobic surface in electrowetting systems was measured and analyzed using a modified Lippmann-Yong equation. The variation of APCA between droplet and device surface under various DC voltage and AC voltage of different frequencies was fully experimented. The experimental results were in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. This study shows the potential of using superhydrophobic SU-8 film as the dielectric layer in high-performance EWOD devices.

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High-Performance Ceramics X

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Solid State Phenomena (Volume 281)

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August 2018

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Y.H. Piao, Wei Qiang Wang*

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APCA, Dielectric, EWOD, SU-8, Superhydrophobic

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