TY - JOUR
T1 - A new method for generating the emulsions and fiber by using electrospraying microfluidic chip
AU - Lin, H. C.
AU - Lee, M. H.
AU - Lin, Y. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Center for Micro/Nano Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C., for access to equipment and technical support. This research was partially supported by the Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (STSPA), Taiwan, R.O.C. under contract no. EZ-10-09-44-98, and the National Science Council under grants 99-2221-E-006-203-MY3. It is also partially supported by Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, under grant 99-EC-17-A-19-S1-133.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper, we propose an electrospraying microfluidic chip which utilizes the microfluidic cross-junction and strong electric field to generate uniform emulsions and fiber. Our strategy was based on flow-focusing for the formation of a series emulsions by changing concentration of span 80 and applying the electric field to control the size of emulsion. In the results, as the electric filed increased, the size of the emulsion decreased. In additional, the fiber is generated at high voltage of 5000 V. When applying the electric field, the Taylor cone is form and generates the smaller emulsions and fibers, the minimum PLGA emulsion size is about 4 μm and fiber is about 7 μm width.
AB - In this paper, we propose an electrospraying microfluidic chip which utilizes the microfluidic cross-junction and strong electric field to generate uniform emulsions and fiber. Our strategy was based on flow-focusing for the formation of a series emulsions by changing concentration of span 80 and applying the electric field to control the size of emulsion. In the results, as the electric filed increased, the size of the emulsion decreased. In additional, the fiber is generated at high voltage of 5000 V. When applying the electric field, the Taylor cone is form and generates the smaller emulsions and fibers, the minimum PLGA emulsion size is about 4 μm and fiber is about 7 μm width.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.12.299
DO - 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.12.299
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84863132945
SN - 1877-7058
VL - 25
SP - 1213
EP - 1216
JO - Procedia Engineering
JF - Procedia Engineering
T2 - 25th Eurosensors Conference
Y2 - 4 September 2011 through 7 September 2011
ER -