Issue 8, 2007
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Lab on a Chip

Surface-induced droplet fusion in microfluidic devices†‡

Luis M. Fidalgo,a   Chris Abellb  and  Wilhelm T. S. Huck*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK
E-mail: wtsh2@cam.ac.uk
Tel: +44 1223 334370

b Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK

Abstract

Here we demonstrate a new method for droplet fusion based on a surface energy pattern on the walls of a microfluidic device, that does not require active elements nor accurate synchronization of the droplets.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B708091C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 May 2007
Accepted
28 Jun 2007
First published
10 Jul 2007

Lab Chip, 2007,7, 984-986

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Surface-induced droplet fusion in microfluidic devices

L. M. Fidalgo, C. Abell and W. T. S. Huck, Lab Chip, 2007, 7, 984 DOI: 10.1039/B708091C

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