Generating nanoliter to femtoliter microdroplets with ease

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Grossier, R ^a   Hammadi, Z ^a   Morin, R ^a   Magnaldo, A ^b   Veesler, S ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; CONTROLLED SIZE; MICRO DROPLETS; MONODISPERSE; NANOLITERS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 79952419555     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3560453     Document Type: Article

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