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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2019

Laser-Induced Nanodroplet Injection and Reconfigurable Double Emulsions with Designed Inner Structures.

Jin-Kun Guo, Seung-Ho Hong, Hyun-Jin Yoon, Greta Babakhanova, Oleg D Lavrentovich, Jang-Kun Song

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. Light-Fueled Submarine-Like Droplet.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022
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  3. Chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets as a basis for sensor systems.Molecular systems design & engineering · 2022
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Jin-Kun GuoDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea.
Seung-Ho HongDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea.
Hyun-Jin YoonDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea.
Greta BabakhanovaAdvanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute Kent State University Kent OH 44242 USA.
Oleg D LavrentovichAdvanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute Kent State University Kent OH 44242 USA.
Jang-Kun SongDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-8438

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microfabrication of complex double emulsion droplets with controlled substructures, which resemble biological cells, is an important but a highly challenging subject. Here, a new approach is proposed based on laser-induced injection of water nanodroplets into a liquid crystal (LC) drop. In contrast to the conventional top-down microfluidic fabrication, this method employs a series of bottom-up strategies such as nanodroplet injection, spontaneous and assisted coalescence, elastically driven actuation, and self-assembly. Each step is controlled precisely by adjusting the laser beam, interfacial tension, and its gradients, surface anchoring, and elasticity of the LC. Whispering gallery mode illumination is used to monitor the injection of droplets. A broad spectrum of double emulsions with a predesigned hierarchical architecture is fabricated and reconfigured by temperature, laser-induced coalescence, and injection. The proposed bottom-up method to produce customized microemulsions that are responsive to environmental cues can be used in the development of drug delivery systems, biosensors, and functional soft matter microstructures.

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double emulsionslaser injectingliquid crystal dropletsmarangoni effectwhispering gallery mode

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PMCPMC6724358

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