Parallel Dosing Using a Superhydrophobic, Heated Plate by Evaporation Induced Droplet Transport

Marcus Hintermüller, Christina Offenzeller, Andreas Tröls, Bernhard Jakoby

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Abstract

A highly parallelizable approach for the precise dosing of homogenous liquids is presented. Droplets of the dosing liquid rest on a superhydrophobic plate featuring a 3x3 array of holes, which evaporate with time and therefore reduce in size. If the size of the droplets is small enough, they are able to pass through the holes, which can be subsequently used for further applications. Furthermore, microheaters are screen- printed around the holes of the superhydrophobic plate, in order to accelerate the evaporation process. Experimental data regarding temperature distribution and the improvement due to the addition of the microheaters to the setup is provided.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE Sensors
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728116341
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2019-October
ISSN (Print)1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)2168-9229

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation

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