ArticleLab on a chip2013
An "off-the-shelf" capillary microfluidic device that enables tuning of the droplet breakup regime at constant flow rates.
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- Advanced microfluidic devices for fabricating multi-structural hydrogel microsphere.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2021Review
- Scaling up the throughput of microfluidic droplet-based materials synthesis: A review of recent progress and outlook.Applied physics reviews · 2021Review
- Synthesis of Nanogels: Current Trends and Future Outlook.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Microdroplet Operations in Polymeric Microtubes.Analytical chemistry · 2021Article
- Microfluidic droplet generation based on non-embedded co-flow-focusing using 3D printed nozzle.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Capabilities and Limitations of Fire-Shaping to Produce Glass Nozzles.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- On-demand modulation of 3D-printed elastomers using programmable droplet inclusions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
- Continuous flow synthesis of phase transition-resistant titania microparticles with tunable morphologies.RSC advances · 2020Article
- Silk Particle Production Based on silk/PVA Phase Separation Using a Microfabricated Co-flow Device.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- High-Throughput Production of Micrometer Sized Double Emulsions and Microgel Capsules in Parallelized 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices.Polymers · 2019Article
- Surface waves on a soft viscoelastic layer produced by an oscillating microbubble.Soft matter · 2016Article
- Droplet Breakup in Expansion-contraction Microchannels.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Tip-multi-breaking in Capillary Microfluidic Devices.Scientific reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
The fabrication of glass capillary microfluidic devices is technically challenging, often hampering use of the design. We describe a new technique, based on commercially available components, for assembling flow focusing capillary devices that can readily be taken apart and cleaned between uses. This design strategy allows for generation of both water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions in the same device after an ethanol rinse. The modularity of the device enables the adjustment of the tip separation between the two inner capillaries during droplet generation, which enables tuning of the age of the interface. Time-dependent surfactant diffusion to the interface changes the interfacial tension, thus providing an approach for adjusting the capillary number in addition to the usual method of changing flow rates. This design enables the tuning of the mode of breakup and the droplet size.
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