Electrochemical wettability switches gate aqueous liquids in microfluidic systems.

Robinson, Linda; Hentzell, Anders; Robinson, Nathaniel D; Isaksson, Joakim; Berggren, Magnus · Lab Chip · 2006

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We demonstrate a simple low-voltage technique for gating the flow of aqueous liquids in microfluidic systems employing the electrochemically-controlled surface energy of the conjugated polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene).