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LAB ON A CHIP
卷 21, 期 11, 页码 2069-2094出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00144b
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- EPSRC New Investigator Award [EP/S036490/1]
- EPSRC [EP/S036490/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Microfluidic devices can precisely manipulate droplets and particles, enabling the fabrication of crystal-like structures formed by hydrodynamic interactions among droplets or particles.
Crystal-like structures find application in several fields ranging from biomedical engineering to material science. For instance, droplet crystals are critical for high throughput assays and material synthesis, while particle crystals are important for particles and cell encapsulation, Drop-seq technologies, and single-cell analysis. Formation of crystal-like structures relies entirely on the possibility of manipulating with great accuracy the micrometer-size objects forming the crystal. In this context, microfluidic devices offer versatile tools for the precise manipulation of droplets and particles, thus enabling fabrication of crystal-like structures that form due to hydrodynamic interactions among droplets or particles. In this review, we aim at providing an holistic representation of crystal-like structure formation mediated by hydrodynamic interactions in microfluidic devices. We also discuss the physical origin of these hydrodynamic interactions and their relation to parameters such as device geometry, fluid properties, and flow conditions.
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