Electroendosmotic

/ɪˌlɛktroʊˌɛndoʊzˈmɑːtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or caused by electroendosmosis; describing phenomena or processes involving electrical current causing liquid movement through membranes or porous materials.

Etymology

From electroendosmosis + -ic (adjectival suffix). Used in technical literature to modify nouns describing processes or properties related to this electrokinetic phenomenon.

Kelly Says

Electroendosmotic flow is so precisely controllable that scientists now use it in lab-on-a-chip devices to move tiny droplets of liquids without any moving parts—pure physics doing the pumping.

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