Integrated microfluidic system with simultaneous emulsion generation and concentration

KS Koppula, R Fan, KR Veerapalli, J Wan - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2016 - Elsevier
KS Koppula, R Fan, KR Veerapalli, J Wan
Journal of colloid and interface science, 2016Elsevier
Because the size, size distribution, and concentration of emulsions play an important role in
most of the applications, controlled emulsion generation and effective concentration are of
great interest in fundamental and applied studies. While microfluidics has been
demonstrated to be able to produce emulsion drops with controlled size, size distribution,
and hierarchical structures, progress of controlled generation of concentrated emulsions is
limited. Here, we present an effective microfluidic emulsion generation system integrated …
Abstract
Because the size, size distribution, and concentration of emulsions play an important role in most of the applications, controlled emulsion generation and effective concentration are of great interest in fundamental and applied studies. While microfluidics has been demonstrated to be able to produce emulsion drops with controlled size, size distribution, and hierarchical structures, progress of controlled generation of concentrated emulsions is limited. Here, we present an effective microfluidic emulsion generation system integrated with an orifice structure to separate aqueous droplets from the continuous oil phase, resulting in concentrated emulsion drops in situ. Both experimental and simulation results show that the efficiency of separation is determined by a balance between pressure drop and droplet accumulation near the orifice. By manipulating this balance via changing flow rates and microfluidic geometry, we can achieve monodisperse droplets on chip that have a concentration as high as 80,000 drops per microliter (volume fraction of 66%). The present approach thus provides insights to the design of microfluidic device that can be used to concentrate emulsions (drops and bubbles), colloidal particles (drug delivery polymer particles), and biological particles (cells and bacteria) when volume fractions as high as 66% are necessary.
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