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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
Applicant:
University of Macau, Macau, CN;
Inventors:
Cheng Dong, Macau, CN;
Tianlan Chen, Macau, CN;
Jie Gao, Macau, CN;
Yanwei Jia, Macau, CN;
Pui-In Mak, Macau, CN;
Mang-I Vai, Macau, CN;
Rui Paulo da Silva Martins, Macau, CN;
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF MACAU, Macau, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); B01L 2200/143 (2013.01); B01L 2300/025 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a control-engaged electrode-driving method for droplet actuation is provided. The method includes, a first pulse is provided to a first electrode for kicking off a droplet till a centroid of the droplet reaching a centroid of the first electrode. A second pulse is provided to a second electrode when a leading edge of the droplet reaching the second electrode.