Generation of Monodisperse Particles by Using Microfluidics: Control over Size, Shape, and Composition

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Shengqing Xu · University of Toronto

Zhihong Nie · University of Toronto

Minseok Seo · University of Toronto

Patrick C. Lewis · University of Toronto

Eugenia Kumacheva · University of Toronto

Howard A. Stone · Harvard University

Piotr Garstecki ·

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Small-scale engineering: A new strategy for the production of monodisperse colloid particles with precise control of their size, shape, and composition has been developed. Highly monodisperse liquid droplets are formed by using a microfluidic device. The droplets are shaped in a microchannel (spheres, disks, and rods; see images) and solidified in situ by either polymerization or thermal setting.

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Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications

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Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 44, Issue 5, pp. 724-728

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200462226

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Generation of Monodisperse Particles by Using Microfluidics: Control over Size, Shape, and Composition

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