Electrohydrodynamic "drop-and-place" particle deployment

Publication Year
2006

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
The "drop-and-place" paradigm aims at delivering and positioning liquid drops using a pulsed electrohydrodynamic jet. On-demand drops much smaller than the diameter of the delivery nozzle may also contain particles. We report proof-of-concept experiments on the delivery of single 2 mu m diameter particles using a 50 mu m nozzle and identify the control parameters for dosing and positioning accuracies. A positioning accuracy at the micrometer level is achieved by eliminating contact line pinning on a hydrophobic surface and minimizing impingement-induced motion. The dosing statistics follow the random Poisson distribution, indicating that single-particle accuracy can be achieved using a gating mechanism. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
88
Date Published
04/2006
Type of Article
Article
ISBN
0003-6951
Accession Number
WOS:000236796400116