| Literature DB >> 28344725 |
Ruihua Ding1, W Lloyd Ung2, John A Heyman, David A Weitz2.
Abstract
Active manipulation of droplets is crucial in droplet microfluidics. However, droplet polydispersity decreases the accuracy of active manipulation. We develop a microfluidic "droplet filter" that accurately separates droplets by size. The droplet filter has a sharp size cutoff and is capable of distinguishing droplets differing in volume by 20%. A simple model explains the behavior of the droplets as they pass through the filter. We show application of the filter in improving dielectric sorting efficiency.Year: 2017 PMID: 28344725 PMCID: PMC5336469 DOI: 10.1063/1.4976723
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomicrofluidics ISSN: 1932-1058 Impact factor: 2.800