Geometrically Mediated Breakup of Drops in Microfluidic Devices

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 545031-545034

  Link, D R ^a,b   Anna, S I ^b   Weitz, D A ^a,b   Stone, H A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; EMULSIFICATION; INTEGRATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROMACHINING; SHEAR FLOW; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

DROPS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 1642351216     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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