Electrowetting: from basics to applications

Topical Review R709 σ lv σ sl σ sv θ Y Figure 2. Force balance at the contact line (for θY approximately 30 ). theliquiddroplet(l),andtheambientphase,whichwewilldenoteasvapour(v)forsimplicity5, weighted by the respectiveinterfacial energies σ i,i.e.σ sv (solid–vapour), σ sl (solid–liquid), and σ lv (liquid–vapour): F = F if= ................
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