Split and flow: reconfigurable capillary connection for digital microfluidic devices
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 09:21authored byLapierre, F, Harnois, M, Coffinier, Y, Boukherroub, R, Thomy, V
Supplying liquid to droplet-based microfluidic microsystems remains a delicate task facing the problems of coupling continuous to digital or macro- to microfluidic systems. Here, we take advantage of superhydrophobic microgrids to address this problem. Insertion of a capillary tube inside a microgrid aperture leads to a simple and reconfigurable droplet generation setup.