From Spanish fly to room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs): synthesis, thermal stability and inhibition of dynamin 1 GTPase by a novel class of RTILs

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Geoffrey A. Lawrance ◽  
Ngoc Chau ◽  
Phillip J. Robinson ◽  
Adam McCluskey
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

Electrowetting of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) for Capillary Force Manipulation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhay Vasudev ◽  
Ashish Jagtiani ◽  
Li Du ◽  
Jun Hu ◽  
Yanan Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Liquid Bridge ◽  
Capillary Force ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature Ionic Liquids ◽  
Lifting Force ◽  
Planar Electrodes ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

The feasibility of using room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) as the electrowetting liquid for capillary force microgrippers was studied. The non-volatility and thermal stability of ionic liquids make them suitable for droplet based microgripping application in high temperature and vacuum environments. Electrowetting on co-planar electrodes was utilized to dynamically change the contact angle of a 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BmimPF6) liquid bridge to control the capillary lifting forces. The lifting force generated by the liquid bridge was experimentally characterized. The maximum capillary force was 146μN. The dynamic response of the BmimPF6 liquid bridge was also characterized.

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