Research Article

Optoelectronic Heating for Fabricating Microfluidic Circuitry

Figure 7

Melting of square-shaped areas localized at the OEH device’s center in hexadecane at 15°C. From (a) to (i) in percentage of chip area: 1%, 2.25%, 4%, 6.25%, 9%, 16%, 25%, 56.25%, and 100%. Each image represents a 5 mm × 5 mm area.
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