A microfluidic platform for formation of double-emulsion droplets

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 709-719

  Lao, Kin Lok ^a   Wang, Jung Hao ^a   Lee, Gwo Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Double emulsion; MEMS; Microfluidics; Moving wall; T junction

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; DOUBLE EMULSION; DOUBLE EMULSIONS; DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS; EMULSION DROPLETS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; MOVING WALL; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; T JUNCTIONS; T-JUNCTION; UNIFORM DROPLET; WALL STRUCTURE; WATER-IN-OIL; WATER-IN-OIL-IN-WATER;

DRUG DELIVERY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 70449534808     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0430-9     Document Type: Article

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