Controlled electrocoalescence in microfluidics: Targeting a single lamella
Electrocoalescence of aqueous droplets is investigated as a tool for microfluidic processing. Where droplets are separated by only thin lamellae, coalescence can be induced on demand within a fraction of a millisecond at low potentials (few volts). The authors show that in their approach electrocoal...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 2006-09, Vol.89 (13), p.134101-134101-3 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Electrocoalescence of aqueous droplets is investigated as a tool for microfluidic processing. Where droplets are separated by only thin lamellae, coalescence can be induced on demand within a fraction of a millisecond at low potentials (few volts). The authors show that in their approach electrocoalescence proceeds through an electric-field-induced dynamic instability of the oil/water interface. When the electrode geometry and applied potential are optimized, individual lamellae can be targeted for rupture within highly ordered droplet arrangements. |
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ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.2357039 |