Publications

Patent

1. Vandana Jain, K. Muralidhar and Sameer Khandekar" A printed circuit board (PCB) based electro-wetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) medical diagnostic system," Indian Patent 202111053889, filed, November, 23, 2021.

Journal Publications

1. Raghvendra Kumar Dwivedi, Vandana Jain and K. Muralidhar, “An improved dynamic contact angle model for droplet spreading at a low Weber number,” Phys. Rev., 7 (2022): 034002-1: 034002-123.

2. Vandana Jain and K Muralidhar, “Electrowetting-on-Dielectric System for COVID-19 Testing,” Trans. Indian Natl. Acad. Eng., (2020 ):1-4, doi: 10.1007/s41403-020-00113-x.

3. Vandana Jain and Rajendra Patrikar, “A Low-Cost Portable Dynamic Droplet Sensing System for Digital Microfluidics Applications,” IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., 69 (2020):3623-3630.

4. Vandana Jain, Amit Hole, Raghavendra Deshmukh and Rajendra Patrikar “Dynamic capacitive sensing of droplet parameters in a low-cost open EWOD system,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 263 (2017):224-233.

5. Vandana Jain, Vasavi Devarasetty and Rajendra Patrikar “Effect of electrode geometry on droplet velocity in open EWOD based device for digital microfluidics applications,” Journal of Electrostatics, 87 (2017):11-18.

6. Vandana Jain, Vasavi Devarasetty and Rajendra Patrikar “Study of Two-Dimensional Open EWOD System using printed circuit board technology,” GJRE, 17 (2017). (Invited)

7. Vandana Jain, T. Pravin Raj, Raghavendra Deshmukh and Rajendra Patrikar “Design, fabrication and characterization of low cost printed circuit board-based EWOD device for digital microfluidics applications,” Microsystem Technologies, 23 (2015): 389-397.

8. Vandana Jain and K Muralidhar, “Closed portable electrowetting-on-dielectric system for actuation of water droplets,’’ Microsystem Technologies. (Under Revision)

9. Vandana Jain, Raghvendra Kumar Dwivedi, and K. Muralidhar, “Closed EWOD-based low-cost Portable thermal detection system for biomedical applications,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. (Under Revison)

10. Raghvendra Kumar Dwivedi, Vandana Jain and K. Muralidhar, “A study of droplet spreading on PDMS substrate under electric field,” (Under Preparation)

Conference Papers

1. Supriya Upadhyay, Vandana Jain, “Spreading dynamics of an electrically actuated water droplet over a hydrophobic surface.” In ASTFE Digital Library. Begel House Inc., 2022.

2. R.K. Dwivedi, Vandana Jain and K. Muralidhar “Simulation of spreading of a water droplet on a partially wetted substrate at a low Weber number using an improved contact angle mode,”, Proc. 26thNational 4th Int. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat Mass Transf. Conf. December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, (2021):473–478.

3. Supriya Upadhyay, Vandana Jain and K. Muralidhar, “Electrically driven continuous motion of a water droplet over a single active electrode.” (Accepted) (FMFP-Dec-2021)

4. Vandana Jain and Rajendra Patrikar “Real-time detection of droplet velocity using open-source computer vision on EWOD Device,” In: Prabu T., Viswanathan P., Agrawal A., Banerjee J. (eds) Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, (2019):463-470.

5. Khusshi, Vandana Jain, Rajendra Patrikar and Raghavendra Deshmukh, “Real-Time mixing index measurement of microchannels using OpenCV,” Communications in Computer and Information Science, 892 (2019):278–284. (VDAT - 2018).

6. Vandana Jain, Vasavi Devarasetty, and Rajendra Patrikar, “Droplet position estimator for open EWOD system using open-source computer vision,” Communications in Computer and Information Science, 711 (2017):737–741. (VDAT - 2017).

7. Vandana Jain and Rajendra Patrikar “Real-time droplet velocity measurement using open-source computer vision for EWOD device,” 8th ISSS National Conference (2016), IIT Kanpur, India. (Presented)

8. Vandana Jain, Raghvendra Kumar Dwivedi, and K. Muralidhar, “Study of temperature distribution in closed EWOD configuration for biomedical application.” (Under Preparation)