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Area of Science:

  • Microfluidics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Biotechnology

Background:

  • Droplet manipulation is essential for microfluidic applications.
  • Reliable droplet volume removal is a significant challenge.
  • Geometry-mediated splitting offers a promising solution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and evaluate multi-furcating microfluidic channels for efficient droplet splitting.
  • To investigate droplet splitting regimes and their dependence on droplet size, capillary number, and dimensionless droplet length.
  • To achieve on-demand droplet splitting with controlled volume allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Design of multi-furcating microfluidic channels.
  • Systematic study of droplet splitting regimes with varying mother droplet sizes.
  • Analysis of splitting regime transitions based on capillary number and dimensionless droplet length.
  • Investigation of channel length effects on volume distribution in branch channels.

Main Results:

  • The developed microfluidic device demonstrated efficient droplet splitting.
  • Observed splitting regimes and transitions agreed with established dimensionless analysis laws for T-junctions.
  • Controlled droplet splitting with various volume ratios was achieved by adjusting channel lengths.

Conclusions:

  • The study proposes an efficient on-demand droplet splitting method using multi-furcating microfluidic channels.
  • This technique facilitates precise volume control in droplet manipulation.
  • Potential applications include washing steps in droplet-based biological assays and sample aliquoting.