{"id":66,"date":"2015-10-16T00:05:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T00:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frankelab.de\/?p=66"},"modified":"2015-10-16T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:41:08","slug":"droplet-microfluidics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankelab.de\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Droplet Microfluidics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We study the formation and control of single and multiple emulsions for droplet fluidics. Geometic contraints as well as acoustic forces are used to directs droplets at high speed in microfluidic channels and precisely control their volume and composition.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/frankelab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/4_DROPLET_MICROFLUIDICS_SAW_droplets.gif\" alt=\"Acoustic modulation of droplet sizes in a X-junction microfluidic dropmaker\" style=\"width:640px;\" \/><figcaption>Acoustic modulation of droplet sizes in a X-junction microfluidic dropmaker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<figure>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/frankelab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Multidrops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-284\" src=\"http:\/\/frankelab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Multidrops-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"Combinations of monodispersed double emulsions with two different types of inner drops\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frankelab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Multidrops-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frankelab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Multidrops-1x1.jpg 1w, https:\/\/frankelab.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Multidrops.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Combinations of monodispersed double emulsions with two different types of inner drops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C2SM25953B\" target=\"_blank\">Adams, L.L.A., Kodger, T. E., Kim, S.-H., Shum, H. C., Franke, T., and Weitz, D. A. (2012) Single step emulsification for the generation of multi-component double emulsions. <i>Soft Matter<\/i>, 8(41), pp. 10719-10724. (doi:10.1039\/C2SM25953B)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Fluorescence-Activated SAW-Actuated Cell and Droplet Sorting (FASAWACDS)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/c4lc00588k\" target=\"_blank\">Schmid, L., Weitz, D. A., and\u00a0Franke, T.\u00a0(2014)\u00a0Sorting drops and cells with acoustics: acoustic microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorter.\u00a0<i>Lab on a Chip<\/i>, 14(19), pp. 3710-3718. (doi:10.1039\/c4lc00588k)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/B915522H\" target=\"_blank\">Franke, T., Braunm\u00fcller, S., Schmid, L., Wixforth, A., and Weitz, D. A. (2010)\u00a0Surface acoustic wave actuated cell sorting (SAWACS).\u00a0<i>Lab on a Chip<\/i>, 10(6), pp. 789-794. (doi:10.1039\/B915522H)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>SAW Droplet Modulation<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1063\/1.4869536\" target=\"_blank\">Schmid, L., and\u00a0Franke, T.\u00a0(2014)\u00a0Acoustic modulation of droplet size in a T-junction.\u00a0<i>Applied Physics Letters<\/i>, 104(13), p. 133501. (doi:10.1063\/1.4869536)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C3LC41233D\" target=\"_blank\">Schmid, L., and\u00a0Franke, T.\u00a0(2013)\u00a0SAW-controlled drop size for flow focusing.\u00a0<i>Lab on a Chip<\/i>, 13(9), pp. 1691-1694. (doi:10.1039\/C3LC41233D)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Others<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C003344H\">Wyss, H. M., Franke, T., Mele, E., and Weitz, D. A. (2010) Capillary micromechanics: measuring the elasticity of microscopic soft objects. Soft Matter, 6(18), pp. 4550-4555. (doi:10.1039\/C003344H) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/B906819H>Franke, T., Abate, A. R., Weitz, D. A., and Wixforth, A. (2009) Surface acoustic wave (SAW) directed droplet flow in microfluidics for PDMS devices. Lab on a Chip, 9(18), pp. 2625-2627. (doi:10.1039\/B906819H) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cphc.200800349\">Franke, T. A., and Wixforth, A. (2008) Microfluidics for miniaturized laboratories on a chip. ChemPhysChem, 9(15), pp. 2140-2156. (doi:10.1002\/cphc.200800349) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1088\/0953-8984\/17\/9\/015\">Lipowsky, R., Brinkmann, M., Dimova, R., Franke, T., Kierfeld, J., and Zhang, X. (2005) Droplets, bubbles, and vesicles at chemically structured surfaces. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 17(9), S537-S558. (doi:10.1088\/0953-8984\/17\/9\/015) <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We study the formation and control of single and multiple emulsions for droplet fluidics. Geometic contraints as well as acoustic forces are used to directs droplets at high speed in microfluidic channels and precisely control their volume and composition. 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