Materials and manufacturing methods for EWOD devices: current status and sustainability challenges
Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices have proven to be effective tools for precise microfluidic manipulation or in liquid lenses that surpass conventional solid lenses in versatility. However, the fabrication of these devices presents many challenges, such as their scalability or the growing...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/376788 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/376788 https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.202200193 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Microfluidics Electromechanical devices Microelectromechanical systems Digital microfluidics Electrowetting-on-dielectrics EWOD Liquid lenses Microfluídica Dispositius electromecànics Sistemes microelectromecànics Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica |
| Sumario: | Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices have proven to be effective tools for precise microfluidic manipulation or in liquid lenses that surpass conventional solid lenses in versatility. However, the fabrication of these devices presents many challenges, such as their scalability or the growing concern on their environmental impact due to materials used in their fabrication. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the materials currently used in the fabrication of EWOD devices and the characteristics they must meet. In addition, a discussion of future challenges in the fabrication of EWOD devices is presented, in particular the environmental problems presented by some of the materials currently in use. |
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