A double droplet trap system for studying mass transport across a droplet-droplet interface

Lab Chip. 2010 May 21;10(10):1281-5. doi: 10.1039/b925133b. Epub 2010 Feb 16.

Abstract

Here we present the design, fabrication and operation of a microfluidic device to trap droplets in a large array of droplet pairs in a controlled manner with the aim of studying the transport of small molecules across the resultant surfactant bilayers formed between the droplet pairs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diffusion
  • Fluorescein / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry
  • Kinetics
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques*
  • Microtechnology / methods*
  • Motion*
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Fluorescein