Issue 1, 2008

Water, electricity, and between… On electrowetting and its applications

Abstract

Imagine a drop of water lying on a surface, pulled into a ball by surface tension. With electricity it is possible to change the shape of the drop and cause it to flatten out. This is electrowetting, a physical phenomenon which has aroused great interest in recent years as it has found new applications. Here we will describe the phenomenon and two of its applications: variable-focus liquid lenses and paper-thin, video-rate, reflective color displays.

Graphical abstract: Water, electricity, and between… On electrowetting and its applications

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
01 Oct 2007
Accepted
29 Oct 2007
First published
14 Nov 2007

Soft Matter, 2008,4, 38-45

Water, electricity, and between… On electrowetting and its applications

R. Shamai, D. Andelman, B. Berge and R. Hayes, Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 38 DOI: 10.1039/B714994H

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