Improved Droplet Size Stability Using Phase-Guide Structures

Stefan Clara, Ali Abdallah, Bernhard Jakoby, Mahmuda Akhtar, Michiel Vellekoop

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Abstract

Droplet Microfluidic devices are used for many chemical or biomedical applications and these systems offer advantages for fast and low-cost chemical analyses. In this contribution we present an improved version of the well-established T-junction droplet creating structure. For this, we integrate three different geometrical elements: phase-guides, margin geometries and pressure chambers in a microfluidic channel. All these structures improve the size-uniformity of the droplets which is important e.g. biomedical applications. We present simulation results, a prototype device and first test measurements.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE SENSORS Proceedings
Pages1469-1472
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479982028
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE SENSORS Proceedings

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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