Co-planar OEW device in action. (IMAGE)

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Co-planar OEW device in action.

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Light is selectively illuminated on the photoconductor layer under part of a droplet's contact line to achieve an electromechanical force imbalance within the droplet. This causes the droplet to move toward the light pattern.

Credit

Jodi Loo et al. doi: 10.1117/1.JOM.1.3.034001.

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