Monodisperse Drop Formation in Square Microchannels
- 12 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 96 (14) , 144501
Abstract
The electrohydrodynamic instability of the interface between two liquids with different physical and electrical properties in plane Poiseuille flow is used to form monodisperse droplets in a square channel. The drop size and formation rate are controlled by simply controlling the flow rates and the amplitude of the electric field applied across the channel.Keywords
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