Passive and active droplet generation with microfluidics: a review

P Zhu, L Wang - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Precise and effective control of droplet generation is critical for applications of droplet
microfluidics ranging from materials synthesis to lab-on-a-chip systems. Methods for droplet …

Droplet based microfluidics

R Seemann, M Brinkmann, T Pfohl… - Reports on progress …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

Production of uniform droplets using membrane, microchannel and microfluidic emulsification devices

GT Vladisavljević, I Kobayashi, M Nakajima - Microfluidics and …, 2012 - Springer
This review provides an overview of major microengineering emulsification techniques for
production of monodispersed droplets. The main emphasis has been put on membrane …

Scaling up the throughput of microfluidic droplet-based materials synthesis: A review of recent progress and outlook

J Wu, S Yadavali, D Lee, DA Issadore - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The last two decades have witnessed tremendous progress in the development of
microfluidic chips that generate micrometer-and nanometer-scale materials. These chips …

Droplet microfluidics for food and nutrition applications

K Schroen, C Berton-Carabin, D Renard, M Marquis… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Droplet microfluidics revolutionizes the way experiments and analyses are conducted in
many fields of science, based on decades of basic research. Applied sciences are also …

Wetting controls of droplet formation in step emulsification

ML Eggersdorfer, H Seybold, A Ofner… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The formation of droplets is ubiquitous in many natural and industrial processes and has
reached an unprecedented level of control with the emergence of milli-and microfluidics …

Step emulsification in microfluidic droplet generation: mechanisms and structures

Z Shi, X Lai, C Sun, X Zhang, L Zhang, Z Pu… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The droplet-based microfluidic techniques have been applied widely in functional material
synthesis and biomedical information measurements, wherein step emulsification as an …

Microfluidic emulsification devices: from micrometer insights to large-scale food emulsion production

K Schroen, O Bliznyuk, K Muijlwijk, S Sahin… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Examples of scaled-up emulsification devices.•Comparison of microstructured
emulsification devices based on area and volume.•Hybrid technology using metal sieves …

Food engineering at multiple scales: case studies, challenges and the future—a European perspective

YH Roos, PJ Fryer, D Knorr, HP Schuchmann… - Food Engineering …, 2016 - Springer
A selection of Food Engineering research including food structure engineering, novel
emulsification processes, liquid and dry fractionation, Food Engineering challenges and …

Microfluidic emulsification in food processing

AA Maan, A Nazir, MKI Khan, R Boom… - Journal of Food …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microfluidic systems, characterized by micro-meter sized channels, are used in a variety of
applications. In foods, the most common application is in the preparation of emulsions where …