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Release of Encapsulated Content in Microdroplets

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A method for releasing the content of microdroplets by changing the channel wall wettability is proposed. The contents of aqueous droplets were released to the continuous phase by inverting 10-μm-sized W/O droplets into O/W ones in a 2-μm-deep hydrophilic channel. The combination of “encapsulation” and “release” in microdroplets facilitates micromixing and reaction.

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  1. Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, 153-8505, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

    Mao Fukuyama & Akihide Hibara

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Fukuyama, M., Hibara, A. Release of Encapsulated Content in Microdroplets. ANAL. SCI. 27, 671–672 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.27.671

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