Preparation of monodisperse PNIPAM gel particles in a microfluidic device fabricated by stereolithography

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 987-990

  Kanai, Toshimitsu ^a   Ohtani, Kanako ^a   Fukuyama, Masafumi ^a   Katakura, Toru ^b   Hayakawa, Masatoshi ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

emulsions; microfluidics; microgel particles; monodispersity; stereolithography; stimuli sensitive materials

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN MODELS; GEL PARTICLES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROGEL PARTICLES; MONODISPERSE; MONODISPERSITY; POLY GEL PARTICLES; STIMULI-SENSITIVE; THERMO SENSITIVE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS; WATER PHASE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; COAGULATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GELATION; GELS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 82955174740     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.103     Document Type: Article

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