A device for the fabrication of multifunctional particles from microbubble suspensions

Gunduz, OĞUZHAN; Ahmad, Zeeshan; Stride, Eleanor; Edirisinghe, Mohan

doi:10.1016/j.msec.2012.01.018

A device for the fabrication of multifunctional particles from microbubble suspensions

Gunduz O., Ahmad Z., Stride E., Edirisinghe M.

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.1005-1010, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.01.018
Dergi Adı: MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1005-1010
Anahtar Kelimeler: Microfluidic device, Microbubbles, Particles, GENERATION, RELEASE, DRUGS, CHIP
Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A novel V-junction microfluidic (VJM) device has been used to generate several types of particles from the break-up of bubbles. The flow rates of selected solutions and the gas pressure were adjusted in order to successfully generate monodisperse polymer coated microbubbles, which serve as a platform for particle generation. Uniform particles in both the nano and micro size ranges with different shapes were spontaneously generated from bubbles and have the potential to be used in several advanced technological applications. (C) 2012 Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.