Time-resolved electrochemical measurement device for microscopic liquid interfaces during droplet formation

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 943-950

  Fukuyama, Mao ^a   Yoshida, Yumi ^b   Eijkel, Jan C T ^c   Van Den Berg, Albert ^c   Hibara, Akihide ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrochemical measurement; Liquid liquid interface; Microdroplet formation; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

DROPLET FORMATION PROCESS; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE; MICRO DROPLETS; MICROFLUIDIC DROPLETS; POTENTIAL OF ZERO CHARGE;

DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MEASUREMENTS; MICROFLUIDICS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84879690600     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1101-9     Document Type: Article

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