Mechano-regulated surface for manipulating liquid droplets

Xin Tang; Pingan Zhu; Ye Tian; Xuechang Zhou; Tiantian Kong; Liqiu Wang

doi:10.1038/ncomms14831

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Mechano-regulated surface for manipulating liquid droplets

Xin Tang,
Pingan Zhu,
Ye Tian,
Xuechang Zhou,
Tiantian Kong,
Liqiu Wang

Affiliations

Xin Tang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong
Pingan Zhu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong
Ye Tian: Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong
Xuechang Zhou: College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University
Tiantian Kong: HKU-Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation (HKU-ZIRI)
Liqiu Wang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14831
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Droplet manipulation is an essential task for designing microfluidic platforms such as lab-on-chip devices. Here Tanget al. develop a non-wettable mesh with reversible liquid adhesion controlled by mechanically inserting wettable pillars which allows for effective and rapid droplet manoeuvring.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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