Droplet-Based Microfluidics: Design, Fabrication and Applications

• Other Authors: Zhu, Pingan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; digital microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; ITO; PET; fL-pL level; transfer droplet volume; microporous encapsulation; ultra-micro-dispensing; liquid metal; variable stiffness; 4D printing; thermal response; phase change; droplet impact; superhydrophobic surface; asymmetric jetting; droplet manipulation; bubbly water; bubbly detonation; shock wave-to-bubbly water momentum transfer; bubble explosion; underwater propulsion; microstructure; finite element simulation; thermal imprint; polymer; continuous crystallization; microfluidics; slug flow; contact angle; solid-liquid interaction; solubility modeling; droplet microfluidics; plug & play; portable microfluidics; spheroids; microtissues; wettability; sliding behavior; surface tension; droplet; basalt; E-glass; epoxy resin; graphite particles; mechanical properties; double emulsion; core-shell droplet; tri-axial capillary; computational fluid dynamics; dripping regime; single-cell; CD8 T-cell; cytokines; microgel; heterogeneity; picoliter droplets; rapid prototyping; bead encapsulation; 3D printing; triethylaluminum; triethylborane; oxygen intrusion reaction; rate constant; activation energy; self-ignition delay; formation of radicals; detailed kinetics; computational code; lung-on-a-chip; porous membrane; gas-liquid dual-channel chip; nanoparticle; numerical simulation; microfluidic device; droplet formation; surface energy; post-polymerization processing; wetting; liquid metal elastomers; soft and stretchable electronics; wearable strain sensors; soft robotics; n/a
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This Reprint includes articles published in the Special Issue "Droplet-Based Microfluidics: Design, Fabrication and Applications". This Special Issue focuses on the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, fabrication of microfluidic devices, and the generation, manipulation, and applications of d...