Abstract:We report on an optically reconfigurable microfluidic platform enabling large scale, parallel processing of oil-immersed aqueous droplets on a featureless photoconductive glass substrate using direct optical images. Aqueous droplets containing chemical and biochemical contents are manipulated by optical image-patterned virtual electrodes through dielectrophoretic (DEP) forces to perform various droplet manipulation functions including (1) continuous 2D transport, (2) droplet merging, (3) and parallel processin… Show more
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