Droplet ejection by electrowetting actuation

• Main Authors: Vo, Quoc, Tran, Tuan
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Drop Breakup; Applied Voltages
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153546
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fast contact-line motion of a droplet spreading on a solid substrate under the electrowetting effect generates strong capillary waves on the droplet's surface. The capillary waves may be strong enough to induce ejection of a satellite droplet from the primary one. In this study, we show that...