Droplet generation in micro-sieve dispersion device

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1087-1095

  Wang, K ^a   Lu, Y C ^a   Xu, J H ^a   Luo, G S ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Droplet generation; Emulsion; Micro sieve dispersion; Microfluidic device

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; CHANNEL STRUCTURES; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; DISPERSED PHASE; DISPERSION MEDIUM; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET GENERATION; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; LINEAR RELATION; MASS PRODUCTION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-SIEVE DISPERSION; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; MONODISPERSED DROPLET; PHASE RATIOS; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; PORE ARRAYS; STERIC HINDRANCES; T JUNCTIONS;

DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYDISPERSITY; SIEVES;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 79956076185     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0737-6     Document Type: Article

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