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. 2016 Jan 21;7(1):13. doi: 10.3390/mi7010013

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(a) The device proposed by Jiao et al. to produce a temperature field and actuate a confined droplet by changing the voltage supplied to the four heaters on four sides of the device. (b) Droplet migration for a specific heating code. Reproduced with permission from [198], Z. Jiao, X. Huang, and N.-T. Nguyen, “Manipulation of a droplet in a planar channel by periodic thermocapillary actuation”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 18, p. 045027, 2008. Copyright 2008, IOP Publishing, all rights reserved.