Wetting-induced coalescence of nanoliter drops as microreactors in microfluidics

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3817-3821

  Deng, Nan Nan ^a   Sun, Jian ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Ju, Xiao Jie ^a   Xie, Rui ^a   Chu, Liang Yin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

drop coalescence; drop engulfing; microfluidics; microreactor; wetting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; LIQUID FILMS; MICROFLUIDICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WETTING;

DROP COALESCENCE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROREACTIONS; SURFACTANT-STABILIZED; WETTING FLUID; WETTING LAYER;

DROPS;

SURFACTANT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84896979003     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500563z     Document Type: Article

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