Methods of dispensing and withdrawing liquid in an electrowetting device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9216415
APP PUB NO 20120132528A1
SERIAL NO

13006798

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The invention provides a method for dispensing liquid, comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a droplet to be dispensed in a gap of an electrowetting device using an electrowetting array; and (b) dispensing the droplet through a hole in a housing or substrate of the electrowetting device. The invention further provides a method for withdrawing liquid comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a droplet to be withdrawn from a gap of an electrowetting device using an electrowetting array; and (b) withdrawing the droplet through a hole in a housing or substrate of the electrowetting device.

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DUKE UNIVERSITY2812 ERWIN ROAD SUITE 406 DURHAM NC 27705

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Pollack, Michael G Durham, US 139 12816
Shenderov, Alexander D Raleigh, US 4 412

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