Controlled electrocoalescence in microfluidics

dc.contributor.authorPriest, C.I.
dc.contributor.authorHerminghaus, S.
dc.contributor.authorSeemann, R.
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>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.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.citationApplied Physics Letters, 2006; 89(13)
dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.2357039
dc.identifier.issn0003-6951
dc.identifier.issn1077-3118
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/44010
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAMER INST PHYSICS
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dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.2357039
dc.titleControlled electrocoalescence in microfluidics
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915911575701831

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