A Monolithic 3D Printed Axisymmetric Co-Flow Single and Compound Emulsion Generator

Amirreza Ghaznavi; Yang Lin; Mark Douvidzon; Adam Szmelter; Alannah Rodrigues; Malik Blackman; David Eddington; Tal Carmon; Lev Deych; Lan Yang; Jie Xu

doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020188

A Monolithic 3D Printed Axisymmetric Co-Flow Single and Compound Emulsion Generator

Amirreza Ghaznavi, Yang Lin, Mark Douvidzon, Adam Szmelter, Alannah Rodrigues, Malik Blackman, David Eddington, Tal Carmon, Lev Deych, Lan Yang, Jie Xu

Tel Aviv University, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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We report a microfluidic droplet generator which can produce single and compound droplets using a 3D axisymmetric co-flow structure. The design considered for the fabrication of the device integrated a user-friendly and cost-effective 3D printing process. To verify the performance of the device, single and compound emulsions of deionized water and mineral oil were generated and their features such as size, generation frequency, and emulsion structures were successfully character-ized. In addition, the generation of bio emulsions such as alginate and collagen aqueous droplets in mineral oil was demonstrated in this study. Overall, the monolithic 3D printed axisymmetric droplet generator could offer any user an accessible and easy-to-utilize device for the generation of single and compound emulsions.

Original language	English
Article number	188
Journal	Micromachines
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020188
State	Published - Feb 2022

Keywords

3D printing
Compound droplets
Emulsion generator
Microfluidic device
Microfluidics

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Control and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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