Microfluidic generation of droplets with a high loading of nanoparticles

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 37, 2012, Pages 13143-13148

  Wan, Jiandi ^a   Shi, Lei ^b   Benson, Bryan ^c   Bruzek, Matthew J ^d   Anthony, John E ^d   Sinko, Patrick J ^e   Prudhomme, Robert K ^c   Stone, Howard A ^c  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Email:   (Switzerland)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL CLUSTERS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; DROP SIZE; DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY CARRIER; FLOWRATE RATIO; GLASS CAPILLARY TUBES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH LOADINGS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCAPILLARY DEVICES; NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; T JUNCTIONS;

COLLOIDS; DROP FORMATION; DRUG DELIVERY; FLOW RATE; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GLASS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYSTYRENES;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COLLOIDS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84866357308     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la3025952     Document Type: Article

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