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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-hyeon Chang, Suwon-si, KR;
Woon-bae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seung-wan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-sung Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyu-dong Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Min-seog Choi, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A microfluidic device and a method of controlling a fluid included in the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes: a chamber; a first fluid that is disposed in the chamber and in which a hygroscopic material is dissolved; a second fluid that is disposed in the chamber and is immiscible with the first fluid; and an electrode portion provide in the chamber and is configured to form an electrical field in the chamber when a voltage is applied to the electrode portion, wherein an interface between the first and second fluids is varied according to the electrical field.