Front Cover: Rapid automatic creation of monodisperse emulsion droplets by microfluidic device with degassed PDMS slab as a detachable suction actuator | Zendy

Murata Yuki | Zendy; Nakashoji Yuta | Zendy; Kondo Masaki | Zendy; Tanaka Yugo | Zendy; Hashimoto Masahiko | Zendy

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Front Cover: Rapid automatic creation of monodisperse emulsion droplets by microfluidic device with degassed PDMS slab as a detachable suction actuator

Author(s) -

Murata Yuki,

Nakashoji Yuta,

Kondo Masaki,

Tanaka Yugo,

Hashimoto Masahiko

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

electrophoresis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666

H-Index - 158

eISSN - 1522-2683

pISSN - 0173-0835

DOI - 10.1002/elps.201870021

Subject(s) - polydimethylsiloxane , materials science , microfluidics , slab , actuator , suction , emulsion , suction cup , dissolution , dispersity , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , mechanical engineering , polymer chemistry , engineering , geophysics , geology , electrical engineering

DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700247 The cover picture shows rapid automatic creation of monodisperse emulsion droplets achieved in a new microfluidic device. The device features five layers, including a degassed polydimethylsiloxane slab as a detachable liquid‐suction actuator. The actuator is stacked on a lower microfluidic layer. The micropillars on the surfaces of the polydimethylsiloxane slab provide a large surface area for air dissolution. This air dissolution increases the vacuum level inside the closed outlet space within the device, leading to rapid liquid flow and a high droplet generation rate of ca. 470 droplets per second.

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