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    • Chemical Engineering
    • Materials Science
    • Physical Chemistry

    Background:

    • Producing monodisperse water-in-water droplets is crucial for various applications, including drug delivery and biomaterials.
    • Traditional methods often struggle with precise size control and scalability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel method for generating highly uniform water-in-water droplets using membrane emulsification.
    • To investigate the influence of system parameters on droplet size and explore methods for size reduction.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized porous hollow-fiber membranes for membrane emulsification.
    • Employed an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) composed of polyethylene glycol and dipotassium hydrogen phosphate.
    • Investigated droplet formation under equilibrium and non-equilibrium (diluted disperse phase) conditions.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved narrow-dispersed size distributions of water-in-water droplets.
    • Demonstrated that droplet diameter is controllable via flow rates and membrane dimensions.
    • Showed that diluting the disperse phase reduces droplet size below the inner hollow fiber diameter, outperforming equilibrium conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed membrane emulsification method with ATPS offers precise control over water-in-water droplet generation.
    • Diluting the disperse phase is a key strategy to achieve sub-micron droplet sizes, expanding the capabilities of this technique.
    • This approach holds significant potential for advanced material fabrication and microfluidic applications.