Surface tension monitoring in a 'soft' interface using electrowetting on dielectric

Autor: Yongjoo Kwon, Eunyong Jeon, Junghoon Lee, Seungyul Choi, Sunggu Kim
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: 2014 IEEE 27th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
Popis: We report the first demonstration of interfacial tension monitoring across two immiscible liquids using electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD). Impedance measurement during EWOD reveals the variation of surfactant concentration at the liquid-liquid interface in real time. The discrepancy with optical method was within 3.5 mN/m and the noise level was under 0.5 mN/m. We also show such approach can be used for label-free monitoring of DNA hybridization. Our approach opens a new horizon of EWOD used as a molecular sensing mechanism across a “soft” interface between liquids.
Databáze: OpenAIRE