Amplification of the Electroosmotic Flow on Superhydrophobic Surfaces (C05)

电渗流（Electrosomposite Flow，缩写为EFFECT）使得流体能够沿着表面或在通道中被泵送，并且在微流体和芯片实验室技术中得到应用。理论结果表明，这种流动可以提高两个以上的数量级时，采用特定配置的电极和超疏水表面，相比光滑的表面。这将使一个全新的应用范围。利用其他子项目的见解和他们的润湿特性，该项目打算实验研究流动增强使用这些可调配置，然后解决最佳设计的问题。

Electroosmotic Flow (EOF) enables fluids to be pumped along a surface or in a channel and finds applications in microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology. Theoretical results indicate that this flow can be enhanced by more than two orders of magnitude when specific configurations of the electrodes and superhydrophobic surfaces are employed, compared to smooth surfaces. This would enable a whole new spectrum of applications. Using the insights from other subprojects and their wetting characterization, the project intends to experimentally investigate the flow enhancement using these EOF configurations, and then to address the question of optimal design.