CONSUMABLE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE

A consumable microfluidic receptacle includes a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet is electrically connectable to a ground element. The second sheet is spaced apart from the first plate, wherein the microfluidic receptacle is to receive a liquid droplet between the first and second sheets. The second sheet includes an exterior surface portion to receive releasable contact from an array of individually controllable electrodes of an electrode control element to produce an electric field from the second sheet to the first sheet to selectively pull the liquid droplet through the microfluidic receptacle. The second sheet comprises a conductive-resistant matrix and a plurality of conductive paths spaced apart throughout the matrix and oriented perpendicular to a plane through which second sheet extends.