Preparation of 10μm scale monodispersed particles by jetting flow in coaxial microfluidic devices

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 214, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-111

  Dong, Peng Fei ^a   Xu, Jian Hong ^a   Zhao, Hong ^a   Luo, Guang Sheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coaxial microfluidic device; Hydrogel particles; Jetting flow; Polymer particles; Ten microns scale

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYES; FLUORESCENT PARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES; FUNCTIONAL MICROPARTICLES; JETTING FLOW; M-SCALE; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC METHOD; MONO-DISPERSED; MONODISPERSED DROPLET; MONODISPERSED PARTICLES; MONOMER DROPLETS; POLYMER PARTICLES; TEN MICRONS SCALE;

DROPS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGELS;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 84869876694     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.081     Document Type: Article

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