TY - GEN
T1 - Adjustment of surface condition for self-generation of droplet array using oil-water replacement
AU - Yasuga, Hiroki
AU - Miki, Norihisa
PY - 2017/7/26
Y1 - 2017/7/26
N2 - This paper demonstrates a method to self-generate a two-dimensional (2D) array of nanoliter-scale droplets. 2D droplet arrays are powerful tools for high throughput and low-cost processes in the field of biology or medicine. We recently developed a self-generation method of droplet array without precise liquid control such as precise pipetting or pumping. The next challenge of the self-generation is the further miniaturization of generated droplets. Here, we addressed it by applying a photoresist off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE), of which surface energy can be tuned by polymer chain grafting. We experimentally found the surface conditions to self-generate an array of nanoliter-scale droplets.
AB - This paper demonstrates a method to self-generate a two-dimensional (2D) array of nanoliter-scale droplets. 2D droplet arrays are powerful tools for high throughput and low-cost processes in the field of biology or medicine. We recently developed a self-generation method of droplet array without precise liquid control such as precise pipetting or pumping. The next challenge of the self-generation is the further miniaturization of generated droplets. Here, we addressed it by applying a photoresist off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE), of which surface energy can be tuned by polymer chain grafting. We experimentally found the surface conditions to self-generate an array of nanoliter-scale droplets.
KW - capillary
KW - Droplet generation
KW - off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE)
KW - Surface modification
KW - water-in-oil droplets
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U2 - 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994507
DO - 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994507
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85029391231
T3 - TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
SP - 2175
EP - 2178
BT - TRANSDUCERS 2017 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017
Y2 - 18 June 2017 through 22 June 2017
ER -