Figure 2: Time-lapse images for each mode.

(a) Trapping mode during the ON state of the pneumatic valve; (b) releasing mode during the OFF state of the pneumatic valve; (c) loading mode to transfer a bead onto the loading site defined by the micropillars; (d) dispensing mode to eject a bead-encapsulated droplet. (a–c) were captured at 4,000 fps, and (d) was captured at 10,000 fps. All scale bars are 100 μm.