Generation of uniform-size droplets by multistep hydrodynamic droplet division in microfluidic circuits

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 601-610

  Moritani, Tatsuru ^a   Yamada, Masumi ^a   Seki, Minoru ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Droplet division; Hydrodynamic resistance; Microfluidics; Monodisperse emulsion

Indexed keywords

BRANCH POINTS; DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS; DISTRIBUTION RATIO; DROPLET DIVISION; FLUID VELOCITIES; FLUID VISCOSITY; HYDRODYNAMIC RESISTANCE; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICROCHANNEL NETWORK; MICROFLUIDIC CIRCUIT; MICROFLUIDIC DISPENSER; MONODISPERSE EMULSIONS; MULTI-STEP; POLYDISPERSES; RESISTIVE CIRCUITS; UNIFORM SIZE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

EMULSIFICATION; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYDISPERSITY;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 84855973454     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0826-1     Document Type: Article

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