Snap-off production of monodisperse droplets
Soft Condensed Matter
2016-04-12 v1
Abstract
We introduce a novel technique to produce monodisperse droplets through the snap-off mechanism. The methodology is simple, versatile, and requires no specialized or expensive components. The droplets produced have polydispersity <1% and can be as small as 2.5 m radius. A convenient feature is that the droplet size is constant over a 100-fold change in flow rate, while at higher flows the droplet size can be continuously adjusted.
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@article{arxiv.1508.03259,
title = {Snap-off production of monodisperse droplets},
author = {Solomon Barkley and Eric R. Weeks and Kari Dalnoki-Veress},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.03259},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
to be published in Eur. Phys. J. E as a "Tips and Tricks" article