Title :
Hydrodynamic trapping of oil microdroplets in glycerol-water solution
Author :
Kayillioglu, O. ; Erten, A. ; Kiraz, A. ; Tanyeri, M.
Author_Institution :
Fizik Bolumu, Koc Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel method for trapping and manipulating microdroplets in liquid media using a hydrodynamic trap. This method enables confinement and long-term observation of biological objects such as cells and macromolecules.
Keywords :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; drops; hydrodynamics; macromolecules; molecular biophysics; oils; water; biological object confinement; biological object long-term observation; cell; glycerol-water solution; liquid media; macromolecule; microdroplet manipulation; oil microdroplet hydrodynamic trapping; Abstracts; Charge carrier processes; Hydrodynamics; Liquids; Media; Microfluidics; Nanobioscience;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Meeting (BIYOMUT), 2014 18th National
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/BIYOMUT.2014.7026362
