On-demand, parallel droplet merging method with non-contact droplet pairing in droplet-based microfluidics

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Lee, Sanghyun ^a   Kim, Hojin ^a   Won, Dong Joon ^a   Lee, Jaehyung ^b   Kim, Joonwon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Stratio   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformability; Droplet based microfluidics; Laplace trap; Non contact pairing; On demand droplet merging

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DROPS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORMABILITY; MERGING; MICROFLUIDICS;

CHEMICAL CONTENT; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; LAPLACE TRAP; NON-CONTACT; ON DEMANDS; PNEUMATIC PRESSURE; PRESSURE PROFILES; SURFACTANT MOLECULES;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 84953210875     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-015-1676-z     Document Type: Article

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