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Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 24, 2402405(2024)

Droplet Manipulation with Electrostatic Tweezers on Insulating Superhydrophobic Surface Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser

Tianyu Xu, Jiale Yong^*, Xinlei Li, Zhenrui Chen, Zilong Cheng, and Dong Wu^**

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Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui , China

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Tianyu Xu, Jiale Yong, Xinlei Li, Zhenrui Chen, Zilong Cheng, Dong Wu. Droplet Manipulation with Electrostatic Tweezers on Insulating Superhydrophobic Surface Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(24): 2402405

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Paper Information

Category: Laser Micro-Nano Manufacturing

Received: Feb. 21, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 22, 2024

Published Online: Dec. 11, 2024

The Author Email: Yong Jiale (jlyong@ustc.edu.cn), Wu Dong (dongwu@ustc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL240608

CSTR:32183.14.CJL240608

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology