SAW-controlled drop size for flow focusing

Lab Chip. 2013 May 7;13(9):1691-4. doi: 10.1039/c3lc41233d.

Abstract

We demonstrate the regularization of droplet formation by applying a surface acoustic wave (SAW) localized at the flow-focus junction of a drop maker. This allows electronic control of drop size in real time, without changing the flow rates or microchannel dimensions.