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Ultrahigh-Throughput Production of Monodisperse and Multifunctional Janus Microparticles Using in-Air Microfluidics
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posted on 2018-06-28, 00:00 authored by Tom Kamperman, Vasileios D. Trikalitis, Marcel Karperien, Claas Willem Visser, Jeroen LeijtenCompartmentalized
Janus microparticles advance many applications
ranging from chemical synthesis to consumer electronics. Although
these particles can be accurately manufactured using microfluidic
droplet generators, the per-nozzle throughputs are relatively low
(∼μL/min). Here, we use “in-air microfluidics”
to combine liquid microjets in midair, thereby enabling orders of
magnitude faster production of Janus microparticles (∼mL/min)
as compared to chip-based microfluidics. Monodisperse Janus microparticles
with diameters between 50 and 500 μm, tunable compartment sizes,
and functional cargo are controllably produced. Furthermore, these
microparticles are designed as magnetically steerable microreactors,
which represents a novel tool to perform enzymatic cascade reactions
within continuous fluid flows
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microfluidic droplet generatorstunable compartment sizesper-nozzle throughputsnovel toolMonodisperse Janus microparticleschemical synthesiscascade reactionsin-Air Microfluidics Compartmentalized Janus microparticles advanceUltrahigh-Throughput ProductionMultifunctional Janus Microparticleschip-based microfluidics500 μ msteerable microreactorsconsumer electronics
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