Increase of electrospray throughput using multiplexed microfabricated sources for the scalable generation of monodisperse droplets

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 696-714

  Deng, Weiwei ^a   Klemic, James F ^a   Li, Xiaohui ^a   Reed, Mark A ^a   Gomez, Alessandro ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospray; MEMS; Microfabrication; Microfluidics; Monodisperse droplets; Multiplexing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ETCHING; ETHANOL; MULTIPLEXING; NOZZLES; SILICON;

ELECTROSPRAY; MICROFABRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MONODISPERSE DROPLETS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ALCOHOL; SILICON;

DISPERSION; DROPLET; ELECTRODE; ETCHING; PRESSURE DROP; SPRAY;

ARTICLE; CLOUD; DISPERSION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSPRAY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646436962     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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