Droplet Microfluidics

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: 3D printing; air bubble; dilutions; double-emulsion drops; droplet array; droplet coalescence; droplet formation; droplet microfluidics; droplets; drug combinations; emulsification; enzyme engineering; FADS; fluidic mixer; glass capillary microfluidic device; homogeneous immunoassay; interfacial tension; lock-in detection; microcapsules; microfluidics; microvalve; n/a; on-chip mergers; osmotic pressure; passive sorting; phase field model; photo-tag; pneumatic valves; programmable droplet formation; real-time calibration; screening; sorting; synthetic biology; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; Technology: general issues; thema EDItEUR; ultra-thin-shell
• ISBN: 3036501851; 9783036501857; 9783036501840; 3036501843
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-0185-7

Droplet microfluidics has dramatically developed in the past decade and has been established as a microfluidic technology that can translate into commercial products. Its rapid development and adoption have relied not only on an efficient stabilizing system (oil and surfactant), but also on a library of modules that can manipulate droplets at a high-throughput. Droplet microfluidics is a vibrant field that keeps evolving, with advances that span technology development and applications. Recent examples include innovative methods to generate droplets, to perform single-cell encapsulation, magnetic extraction, or sorting at an even higher throughput. The trend consists of improving parameters such as robustness, throughput, or ease of use. These developments rely on a firm understanding of the physics and chemistry involved in hydrodynamic flow at a small scale. Finally, droplet microfluidics has played a pivotal role in biological applications, such as single-cell genomics or high-throughput microbial screening, and chemical applications. This Special Issue will showcase all aspects of the exciting field of droplet microfluidics, including, but not limited to, technology development, applications, and open-source systems.