Title :
Microfluidic control of internal morphology of hydrogel fiber
Author :
Kiriya, D. ; Takeuchi, S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
Jan. 29 2012-Feb. 2 2012
Abstract :
This paper describes a morphology control of nanofiber assemblies in a microfluidic channel; nanofibers show some arrangements in a microfluidic channel depending on flow rates. By curing these morphological flows, we obtained hydrogel fibers with similar morphologies of the flows. Our research indicates that we can control the internal morphologies of materials using microfluidic channels.
Keywords :
flow control; hydrogels; microchannel flow; nanofibres; vanadium compounds; V2O5; flow rates; hydrogel fiber internal morphology; microfluidic channel; microfluidic control; nanofiber assembly; Assembly; Materials; Microfluidics; Morphology; Optical fiber sensors; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0324-8
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170254
