In situ seriate droplet coalescence under an optical force

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 1247-1254

  Jung, Jin Ho ^a   Lee, Kyung Heon ^a   Destgeer, Ghulam ^a   Lee, Kang Soo ^a   Cho, Hyunjun ^a   Ha, Byung Hang ^a   Sung, Hyung Jin ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradable gel; Droplet coalescence; Droplet trapping; Optical force; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DROPLET COALESCENCE; DROPLET MOTION; GRADIENT FORCE; HIGHLY ACCURATE; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; OPTICAL FORCE; OPTICAL SCATTERING;

DROPS;

EID: 84939941048     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-014-1522-8     Document Type: Article

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