Monodisperse alginate microgel formation in a three-dimensional microfluidic droplet generator

Biomicrofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Lian, Meng ^a   Collier, C Patrick ^a   Doktycz, Mitchel J ^a   Retterer, Scott T ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DROP FORMATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GELATION; HYDROGELS;

CONSTANT PRESSURE CONTROLS; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; FLOW-FOCUSING GEOMETRY; GENERATION FREQUENCY; SHEARING MECHANISMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGNS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84871913386     PISSN: 19321058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4765337     Document Type: Article

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