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Using a circular groove surrounded inlet to generate monodisperse droplets inside a microfluidic chip in a gravity-driven manner

Liu et al., 2008

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Document ID
15817301405278174737
Author
Liu J
Lin J
Knopp D
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Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

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A new approach to generate uniform-sized nanoliter droplets inside a simple microfluidic chip was developed by using a circular groove to break off the liquid infused from the surrounded inlet. We characterized the droplet formation by using circular grooves with …
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