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ArticleNature communications2016

Hydrodynamic dispensing and electrical manipulation of attolitre droplets.

Yanzhen Zhang, Benliang Zhu, Yonghong Liu, Gunther Wittstock

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Precise Dispensing Technology Using Electroformed Tubes for Micro-Volume Blood Diagnosis.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yanzhen ZhangInstitute of Chemistry, Center of Interface Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
Benliang ZhuGuangdong Province Key Laboratory of Precision Equipment and Manufacturing, School of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510640 Guangzhou, China.
Yonghong LiuDepartment of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China.
Gunther WittstockInstitute of Chemistry, Center of Interface Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6884-5515

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dispensing and manipulation of small droplets is important in bioassays, chemical analysis and patterning of functional inks. So far, dispensing of small droplets has been achieved by squeezing the liquid out of a small orifice similar in size to the droplets. Here we report that instead of squeezing the liquid out, small droplets can also be dispensed advantageously from large orifices by draining the liquid out of a drop suspended from a nozzle. The droplet volume is adjustable from attolitre to microlitre. More importantly, the method can handle suspensions and liquids with viscosities as high as thousands mPa s markedly increasing the range of applicable liquids for controlled dispensing. Furthermore, the movement of the dispensed droplets is controllable by the direction and the strength of an electric field potentially allowing the use of the droplet for extracting analytes from small sample volume or placing a droplet onto a pre-patterned surface.

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PMID27514279
PMCPMC4990644

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