Issue 9, 2013
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Lab on a Chip

SAW-controlled drop size for flow focusing†

Lothar Schmida  and  Thomas Franke*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a University of Augsburg, EP I, SoftMatter Group, Augsburg, Germany

b Department of Physics and SEAS, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
E-mail: thomas.franke@physik.uni-augsburg.de

Abstract

We demonstrate the regularization of droplet formation by applying a surface acoustic wave (SAW) localized at the flow-focus junction of a drop maker. This allows electronic control of drop size in real time, without changing the flow rates or microchannel dimensions.

Graphical abstract: SAW-controlled drop size for flow focusing

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3LC41233D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Nov 2012
Accepted
18 Feb 2013
First published
22 Feb 2013

Lab Chip, 2013,13, 1691-1694

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L. Schmid and T. Franke, Lab Chip, 2013, 13, 1691 DOI: 10.1039/C3LC41233D

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