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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
May. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Alexander David Shenderov, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Alexander David Shenderov, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Nanolytics, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A series of microactuators for manipulating small quantities of liquids, and methods of using these for manipulating liquids, are disclosed. The microactuators are based on the phenomenon of electrowetting and contain no moving parts. The force acting on the liquid is a potential-dependent gradient of adhesion energy between the liquid and a solid insulating surface.