Sensitive and predictable separation of microfluidic droplets by size using in-line passive filter

Citation:

Ding, R. ; 丁睿骅, ; Ung, W. L. ; Heyman, J. A. ; Weitz, D. A. Sensitive and predictable separation of microfluidic droplets by size using in-line passive filter. Biomicrofluidics 2017, 11, 014114. Copy at http://www.tinyurl.com/y58a9z6h
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Abstract:

Active manipulation of droplets is crucial in droplet microfluidics. However, droplet polydispersity decreases the accuracy of active manipulation. We develop a microfluidic “droplet filter” that accurately separates droplets by size. The droplet filter has a sharp size cutoff and is capable of distinguishing droplets differing in volume by 20%. A simple model explains the behavior of the droplets as they pass through the filter. We show application of the filter in improving dielectric sorting efficiency.

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