Flow rate effect on droplet control in a co-flowing microfluidic device

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Hong, Yiping ^a   Wang, Fujun ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Co flowing system; Droplet patterns; Flow rate effect; Microdroplet; Monodisperse

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; POLYDISPERSITY; STRAIN RATE;

CO-FLOWING SYSTEM; DROP PATTERNS; DROPLET SIZE; FLOW RATE EFFECT;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 34247613079     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-006-0134-3     Document Type: Article

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