Title :
Microfluidic system for the synthesis of functional materials
Author :
Lee, Chang-Soo ; Choi, Chang-Hyung ; Jung, Jae-Hun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
This study present microfluidic synthesis of functional materials such as highly monodispersed hydrogel, hard sphere, microcapsule, Janus microsphere, or microfiber. The control of multiphase flows in the microfluidic device provides the defined volume of chemical reaction, which is useful methodology for the synthesis of novel functionalized materials. The précised formation of geometrical droplet and jetting of microfluid can be managed by capillary number, interfacial tension, and dimension of microfluidic device.
Keywords :
capillarity; flow control; jets; microfluidics; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; polymers; surface tension; Janus microspheres; capillary number; chemical reaction volume; functional material synthesis; hard spheres; highly monodispersed hydrogel; interfacial tension; microcapsules; microfibers; microfluid geometrical droplet; microfluid jetting; microfluidic device dimension; microfluidic system; multiphase flow control; Janus microfiber; Janus microsphere; droplet; microcapsule; microfluidics; microsphere;
Conference_Titel :
Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2010 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xiamen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6543-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEMS.2010.5592122