Electrocapillary Actuation of Liquid Metal in Microchannels.

electrocapillary actuation liquid metal microchannels

Journal

Micromachines
ISSN: 2072-666X
Titre abrégé: Micromachines (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101640903

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Apr 2022
Historique:
received: 18 03 2022
revised: 01 04 2022
accepted: 01 04 2022
entrez: 23 4 2022
pubmed: 24 4 2022
medline: 24 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Controllable deformation of liquid metal by electrocapillary actuation (ECA) is empirically characterized in fluidic channels at the sub-millimeter-length scale. In 100-µm-deep channels of varying widths, the Galinstan liquid metal could move at velocities of more than 40 mm/s. The liquid metal could extend more than 2.5 mm into the channels at an electrocapillary actuation voltage of 3 V DC. The dynamic behavior of the liquid metal as it moves in the microchannels is described. These results are useful for designing microsystems that use liquid metal as a functional material.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35457877
pii: mi13040572
doi: 10.3390/mi13040572
pmc: PMC9032191
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : 1807896

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Auteurs

Saige J Dacuycuy (SJ)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.

Wayne A Shiroma (WA)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.

Aaron T Ohta (AT)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.

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