A simple and low-cost 3D-printed emulsion generator

Jiaming Zhang; Andres A. Aguirre-Pablo; Erqiang Li; Sigurdur T Thoroddsen

A simple and low-cost 3D-printed emulsion generator

Jiaming Zhang, Andres A. Aguirre-Pablo, Erqiang Li, Sigurdur T Thoroddsen

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Abstract

The traditional fabrication technique used in microfluidics, i.e. soft-lithography, is complex and expensive for fabricating three-dimensional (3D) structures. Recently a handful of studies have demonstrated droplet production through 3D-printed microfluidic devices. However, these devices invariably use two-dimensional (2D) flow structures. Herein we apply 3D printing technology to fabricate simple and low-cost 3D microfluidic devices for emulsion generation without need for surface treatment of the channel walls. We formulate uniform scaling laws for emulsion drops generated in different regimes, by incorporating the dynamic contact angle effects during the drop formation. Magnetically responsive microspheres are also produced based on emulsion templates.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2015
Publisher	Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages	1454-1456
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9780979806483
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-12-23
Acknowledgements: Research reported in this publication was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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A simple and low-cost 3D-printed emulsion generator. / Zhang, Jiaming; Aguirre-Pablo, Andres A.; Li, Erqiang et al.
19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2015. Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, 2015. p. 1454-1456.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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A simple and low-cost 3D-printed emulsion generator

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