Simple and inexpensive microfluidic devices for the generation of monodisperse multiple emulsions

Droplet-based microfluidic devices have become a preferred versatile platform for various fields in physics, chemistry and biology. Polydimethylsiloxane soft lithography, the mainstay for fabricating microfluidic devices, usually requires the usage of expensive apparatus and a complex manufacturing...

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Published in:Journal of micromechanics and microengineering 2014-01, Vol.24 (1), p.15019-11
Main Authors: Li, Er Qiang, Zhang, Jia Ming, Thoroddsen, Sigurdur T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Chemistry
Colloidal state and disperse state
Devices
Emulsions
Emulsions. Microemulsions. Foams
Exact sciences and technology
Flexibility
General and physical chemistry
Glass
Lithography
Microfluidics
multiple emulsions
Robustness
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Summary:Droplet-based microfluidic devices have become a preferred versatile platform for various fields in physics, chemistry and biology. Polydimethylsiloxane soft lithography, the mainstay for fabricating microfluidic devices, usually requires the usage of expensive apparatus and a complex manufacturing procedure. Here, we report the design and fabrication of simple and inexpensive microfluidic devices based on microscope glass slides and pulled glass capillaries, for generating monodisperse multiple emulsions. The advantages of our method lie in a simple manufacturing procedure, inexpensive processing equipment and flexibility in the surface modification of the designed microfluidic devices. Different types of devices have been designed and tested and the experimental results demonstrated their robustness for preparing monodisperse single, double, triple and multi-component emulsions.
ISSN:0960-1317
1361-6439
DOI:10.1088/0960-1317/24/1/015019