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Drop production and tip-streaming phenomenon in a microfluidic flow-focusing device via an interfacial chemical reaction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20334409     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Microfluidic flow-focusing technology is used to investigate the effect on drop formation due to the production of a surfactant via an interfacial chemical reaction. The reactants are an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and a mixture of oleic acid (C(17)H(33)-COOH) and mineral oil, for the dispersed and continuous phase fluids, respectively, at concentration < or = 5 mM. In the absence of a chemical reaction, the drop shapes remain constant from just after breakup into droplets down at the flow-focusing nozzle until the drops exit the channel. In the presence of the chemical reaction, there is modification of the shape depending on the concentration of reactants. The drop speeds, O(10) mm/s, lengths, O(1-100) microm, and relative displacements, O(100-1000) microm, are measured for a variety of flow conditions with observable trends that correlate with the reaction rate, which we rationalize by using the Damkohler number to characterize drop production and transport in these types of flows.
Authors:
Thomas Ward; Magalie Faivre; Howard A Stone
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1520-5827     ISO Abbreviation:  Langmuir     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-10     Completed Date:  2010-08-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9882736     Medline TA:  Langmuir     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  9233-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7910, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Kinetics
Microfluidics / methods*
Oleic Acid / chemistry*
Sodium Hydroxide / chemistry*
Solutions
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Solutions; 0/Surface-Active Agents; 112-80-1/Oleic Acid; 1310-73-2/Sodium Hydroxide

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