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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • High-throughput generation of uniform drops is crucial for applications in various scientific and industrial fields.
  • Controlling drop size and production rate remains a challenge in current methodologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel strategy for producing milliscale drops with tunable size and high production rates.
  • To model and investigate the drop formation processes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a membrane-based approach with control over flow rate, pore diameter, and surface hydrophobicity.
  • Developed a five-force balance model to analyze drop formation dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Achieved highly uniform drops (<1% standard deviation) with tunable volumes.
  • Production rates ranged from approximately 0.1 to 2.1 Hz.
  • Hydrophobic membranes exhibited a wider dripping regime range (5.7–10.4 mm) compared to hydrophilic membranes (3.8–7.0 mm).
  • Hydrophilic membranes showed faster drop production rates within the dripping regime.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed strategy enables efficient, high-throughput production of uniform, size-tunable milliscale drops.
  • The five-force balance model accurately describes the drop formation process.
  • Membrane properties, specifically hydrophobicity, significantly influence the dripping regime and production rate.