Effects of fluid-fluid interfacial elasticity on droplet formation in microfluidic devices

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1669-1677

  Zhao, Chun Xia ^a   Miller, Erik ^a   Cooper White, Justin J ^a   Middelberg, Anton P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Droplet formation; Interfacial elasticity; Interfacial rheology; Microfluidics; Peptide

Indexed keywords

DECOUPLED CONTROL; DROPLET BREAKUP; DROPLET DETACHMENT; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET SIZES; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLUID FLUID INTERFACES; INTERFACIAL BEHAVIORS; INTERFACIAL ELASTICITY; INTERFACIAL MECHANICS; INTERFACIAL RHEOLOGY; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; SATELLITE DROPLETS;

DROP BREAKUP; ELASTICITY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; PEPTIDES; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 79958729406     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12382     Document Type: Article

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