Rapid production of droplets
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Dec 11, 2018
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Mar 31, 2016
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May 14, 2014
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May 14, 2013
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to the production of fluidic droplets. Certain aspects of the invention are generally directed to systems and methods for creating droplets by flowing a fluid from a first channel to a second channel through a plurality of side channels. The fluid exiting the side channels into the second channel may form a plurality of droplets, and in some embodiments, at very high droplet production rates. In addition, in some aspects, double or higher-order multiple emulsions may also be formed. In some embodiments, this may be achieved by forming multiple emulsions through a direct, synchronized production method and/or through the formation of a single emulsion that is collected and re-injected into a second microfluidic device to form double emulsions.
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B01L Class
- 1025 Applications Filed
- 863 Patents Issued To-Date
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- 8 Citation Count
- B01L Class
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