Research Progress of Droplet Generation and Detection Technology of Microfluidic Chip
- Corresponding author: Jian-Guo CUI, cjg998@hotmail.com
Citation: Jie ZHENG, Hong WANG, Yan-Peng YAN, Jian-Guo CUI. Research Progress of Droplet Generation and Detection Technology of Microfluidic Chip[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, ;2021, 38(1): 1-10. doi: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200253
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A.Structure diagram of T-type microfluidic chip; B.Oil water interface under microscope
A.Schematic diagram of common current device; B.Schematic diagram of flow focusing device; C.Combined flow and flow focusing combination device for double emulsion generation
A.Structure design diagram of micro valve; B.Schematic design of four different sample droplet arrays
A.Trajectory of droplets sorted to the lower and upper channel; B.Scatter plots of droplet trajectories dispersed in the upper and lower channels
A)Droplets of different sizes passed through the detection electrode; B)Electrical signals corresponding to droplets of different sizes