ArticleMicromachines2021
3D-Printed Microfluidic Droplet Generator with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Polymers.
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- A Modular and Cost-Effective Droplet Microfluidic Device for Controlled Emulsion Production.Polymers · 2024Article
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- Surface Modification of 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for Controlled Wetting in Two-Phase Flow.Micromachines · 2022Article
- Role of Polymers in Microfluidic Devices.Polymers · 2022Review
- Quantitative study for control of air-liquid segmented flow in a 3D-printed chip using a vacuum-driven system.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Spatially and optically tailored 3D printing for highly miniaturized and integrated microfluidics.Nature communications · 2021Article
- A Brief Review on Additive Manufacturing of Polymeric Composites and Nanocomposites.Micromachines · 2021Review
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Abstract
Droplet generation has been widely used in conventional two-dimensional (2D) microfluidic devices, and has recently begun to be explored for 3D-printed droplet generators. A major challenge for 3D-printed devices is preventing water-in-oil droplets from sticking to the interior surfaces of the droplet generator when the device is not made from hydrophobic materials. In this study, two approaches were investigated and shown to successfully form droplets in 3D-printed microfluidic devices. First, several printing resin candidates were tested to evaluate their suitability for droplet formation and material properties. We determined that a hexanediol diacrylate/lauryl acrylate (HDDA/LA) resin forms a solid polymer that is sufficiently hydrophobic to prevent aqueous droplets (in a continuous oil flow) from attaching to the device walls. The second approach uses a fully 3D annular channel-in-channel geometry to form microfluidic droplets that do not contact channel walls, and thus, this geometry can be used with hydrophilic resins. Stable droplets were shown to form using the channel-in-channel geometry, and the droplet size and generation frequency for this geometry were explored for various flow rates for the continuous and dispersed phases.
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