Controlled double emulsification utilizing 3D PDMS microchannels

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Chang, Fu Che ^a   Su, Yu Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AQUEOUS DROPLETS; CHANNEL GEOMETRIES; CHANNEL SURFACES; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CORE SIZES; DOUBLE EMULSIONS; EMULSION STRUCTURES; FLUID FLOW RATES; MONODISPERSE DOUBLE EMULSIONS; OIL DROPS; OSMOTIC AGENTS; PDMS MICRO STRUCTURES; PDMS MICROCHANNELS; PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS; PHASE FLOWS;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 55049103757     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/6/065018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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