Production of uniform droplets using membrane, microchannel and microfluidic emulsification devices

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-178

  Vladisavljevic G T ^a   Kobayashi, Isao ^b   Nakajima, Mitsutoshi ^b,c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flow focusing; Membrane emulsification; Microchannel emulsification; Microfluidic drop generation; Microfluidic T junction; Microparticles; Multiple emulsions

Indexed keywords

DROP GENERATION; FLOW FOCUSING; MEMBRANE EMULSIFICATION; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROCHANNEL EMULSIFICATION; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; T JUNCTIONS;

DROPS; EMULSIONS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLASS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; WET ETCHING;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84863445588     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-0948-0     Document Type: Review

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