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 …

Three decades of ultrasound contrast agents: a review of the past, present and future improvements

P Frinking, T Segers, Y Luan, F Tranquart - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Initial reports from the 1960s describing the observations of ultrasound contrast
enhancement by tiny gaseous bubbles during echocardiographic examinations prompted …

Droplets and bubbles in microfluidic devices

SL Anna - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Precise, tunable emulsions and foams produced in microfluidic geometries have found wide
application in biochemical analysis and materials synthesis and characterization. Superb …

Full life circle of micro-nano bubbles: Generation, characterization and applications

J Jia, Z Zhu, H Chen, H Pan, L Jiang, WH Su… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro-nano bubbles (MNBs) usually refer to ultrafine bubbles less than 100 μm in diameter,
exhibiting extraordinary physical and chemical properties compared with those of macro …

Development and future of droplet microfluidics

L Nan, H Zhang, DA Weitz, HC Shum - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past two decades, advances in droplet-based microfluidics have facilitated new
approaches to process and analyze samples with unprecedented levels of precision and …

Dynamics of microfluidic droplets

CN Baroud, F Gallaire, R Dangla - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review discusses the current understanding of the formation, transport, and
merging of drops in microfluidics. We focus on the physical ingredients which determine the …

Two-phase flow and mass transfer in microchannels: A review from local mechanism to global models

C Yao, Y Zhao, H Ma, Y Liu, Q Zhao, G Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microreaction technology is preferential in process intensification and chemical synthesis,
especially in multiphase applications. A thorough understanding of the hydrodynamics and …

Microbubble agents: New directions

E Stride, T Segers, G Lajoinie, S Cherkaoui… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents have now been in use for several decades and their
safety and efficacy in a wide range of diagnostic applications have been well established …

Dripping and jetting in microfluidic multiphase flows applied to particle and fibre synthesis

JK Nunes, SSH Tsai, J Wan… - Journal of physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Dripping and jetting regimes in microfluidic multiphase flows have been investigated
extensively, and this review summarizes the main observations and physical …

The science of foaming

W Drenckhan, A Saint-Jalmes - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The generation of liquid foams is at the heart of numerous natural, technical or scientific
processes. Even though the subject of foam generation has a long-standing history, many …