Formation of fully closed microcapsules as microsensors by microfluidic double emulsion

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 637-644

  Wu, Bo ^a   Gong, Hai Qing ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMULSIONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSENSORS; OSTWALD RIPENING;

DOUBLE EMULSIONS; HIGH POTENTIAL; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; JETTING REGIMES; MICROCAPSULES; POLYMER SHELL; SYNERGETIC INTERACTIONS; TRANSPARENT POLYMER;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84878614348     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1083-7     Document Type: Article

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