Shiraz Sohail, Karabi Biswas
A droplet position sensing scheme has been proposed, which gives a direct voltage output linearly proportional to droplet position in electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) based devices. This scheme doesn't require any extra electronic circuitry or external optical sensors. In addition, it is also compatible for multiple droplet position detection simultaneously, and provides a better isolation between actuation and sensing line. An extra dielectric and metal layers are required in the bottom substrate for physical realization of the scheme. Two equal capacitors of fixed value are formed due to the extra dielectric and metal layers. These capacitors facilitate direct voltage output proportional to droplet position during transport. Actuation force and sensing output voltage in the proposed scheme have been analyzed analytically using an energy-based model. Results show that the additional dielectric and metal layer in the bottom substrate does not significantly change the driving electrostatic force profile. This makes the proposed scheme compatible for digital microfluidic operations.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1211.4015
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