EWOD-based Digital Microfluidic Chip and Its Application

As a new technology, digital microfluidic chip based on EWOD (Electrowetting on Dielectric) has good prospect of application in biological, medical, chemical and optic fields. Firstly, the working principle is introduced. Then the major application domains are summarized. Finally, the key problems in design and two fabrication methods are discussed, the clean-room-processing chip is more precise and PCB(Printed Circuit Board) chip is cheaper. New technologies developed in these fields speed up the step from lab to commercial application.