Providing DEP Manipulation Devices And Controllable Electrowetting Devices In The Same Microfluidic Apparatus

摘要

A structure for providing a boundary for a chamber in a microfluidic apparatus can comprise dielectrophoresis (DEP) configurations each having an outer surface and electrowetting (EW) configurations each having an electrowetting surface. The DEP configurations can facilitate generating net DEP forces with respect to the outer surfaces of the DEP configurations to move micro-objects on the outer surfaces, and the EW configurations can facilitate changing wetting properties of the electrowetting surfaces to move droplets of liquid medium on the electrowetting surfaces.

主权项

1. A structure comprising:
a dielectrophoresis (DEP) configuration comprising an outer surface; and an electrowetting (EW) configuration comprising an electrowetting surface, wherein said DEP configuration is disposed adjacent to said EW configuration such that said outer surface of said DEP configuration is adjacent to said electrowetting surface.