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Electro-coalescence in step emulsification: dynamics and applications

Huang et al., 2020

Document ID
7356729342676185820
Author
Huang X
He B
Xu Z
Pei H
Ruan Y
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Lab on a Chip

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Step emulsification is a low-shear method to produce monodispersed microdroplets by spontaneous breakup of dispersed fluid at a spatial “step”. As a semi-open microfluidic system, controllable coalescence of multiple components in step emulsification has not been …
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