[go: up one dir, main page]

Moritani et al., 2011 - Google Patents

Generation of uniform-size droplets by multistep hydrodynamic droplet division in microfluidic circuits

Moritani et al., 2011

View PDF
Document ID
2758856611079694464
Author
Moritani T
Yamada M
Seki M
Publication year
Publication venue
Microfluidics and nanofluidics

External Links

Snippet

A microfluidic system is presented to generate multiple daughter droplets from a mother droplet, by the multistep hydrodynamic division of the mother droplet at multiple branch points in a microchannel. A microchannel network designed based on the resistive circuit …
Continue reading at www.researchgate.net (PDF) (other versions)

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
    • B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip
    • B01L3/50273—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip characterised by the means or forces applied to move the fluids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
    • B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip
    • B01L3/502746—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip characterised by the means for controlling flow resistance, e.g. flow controllers, baffles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
    • B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip
    • B01L3/502769—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated micro-fluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip characterised by multiphase flow arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2400/00—Moving or stopping fluids
    • B01L2400/04—Moving fluids with specific forces or mechanical means
    • B01L2400/0403—Moving fluids with specific forces or mechanical means specific forces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
    • B01F13/00—Other mixers; Mixing plant, including combinations of mixers, e.g. of dissimilar mixers
    • B01F13/0059—Micromixers
    • B01F13/0061—Micromixers using specific means for arranging the streams to be mixed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
    • B01F5/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F5/06—Mixers in which the components are pressed together through slits, orifices, or screens; Static mixers; Mixers of the fractal type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/08—Geometry, shape and general structure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
    • B01L2200/06—Fluid handling related problems
    • B01L2200/0673—Handling of plugs of fluid surrounded by immiscible fluid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
    • B01F2215/00—Auxiliary or complementary information in relation with mixing
    • B01F2215/04—Technical information in relation with mixing
    • B01F2215/0413—Numerical information
    • B01F2215/0418—Geometrical information
    • B01F2215/0431—Numerical size values, e.g. diameter of a hole or conduit, area, volume, length, width, or ratios thereof

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
Moritani et al. Generation of uniform-size droplets by multistep hydrodynamic droplet division in microfluidic circuits
Tan et al. Droplet coalescence by geometrically mediated flow in microfluidic channels
Liu et al. Droplet-based synthetic method using microflow focusing and droplet fusion
Shui et al. Scalable attoliter monodisperse droplet formation using multiphase nano-microfluidics
US10029256B2 (en) Valves and other flow control in fluidic systems including microfluidic systems
JP5624310B2 (en) Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion
Chung et al. Effect of geometry on fluid mixing of the rhombic micromixers
Mastiani et al. Flow regime mapping of aqueous two-phase system droplets in flow-focusing geometries
Mao et al. Milliseconds microfluidic chaotic bubble mixer
Sharma et al. Droplet-based microfluidics
US20210370303A1 (en) Pressure insensitive microfluidic circuit for droplet generation and uses thereof
Maeki Microfluidics for pharmaceutical applications
Li et al. A new droplet-forming fluidic junction for the generation of highly compartmentalised capsules
Li et al. Multiple splitting of droplets using multi-furcating microfluidic channels
Kumaran et al. Ultra-fast microfluidic mixing by soft-wall turbulence
Gulati et al. Microdroplet formation in rounded flow-focusing junctions
Agnihotri et al. Microvalves for integrated selective droplet generation, splitting and merging on a chip
Opalski et al. Droplet microfluidics as a tool for the generation of granular matters and functional emulsions
Raj et al. Droplet generation in a microchannel with a controllable deformable wall
Chu et al. Fabrication and in situ characterization of microcapsules in a microfluidic system
Sivasamy et al. Reliable addition of reagents into microfluidic droplets
Lim et al. Vertical squeezing route Taylor flow with angled microchannel junctions
Roshan et al. Flexible droplet microfluidic devices for tuneable droplet generation
Lao et al. A microfluidic platform for formation of double-emulsion droplets
Wang et al. Droplet generation in micro-sieve dispersion device