New regime of droplet generation in a T-shape microfluidic junction

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 45-51

  Tarchichi, Nathalie ^a   Chollet, Franck ^a   Manceau, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Generation regime; Liquid liquid system; Microfluidics; Monodisperse droplet; T junction

Indexed keywords

DRAG; DROP FORMATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS;

DROPLET GENERATION; FORMATION OF MICRO-DROPLETS; GENERATION REGIME; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MONODISPERSE DROPLETS; T JUNCTIONS;

DROP BREAKUP;

EID: 84878556490     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1021-8     Document Type: Article

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