A digital acoustofluidic device for on-demand and oil-free droplet generation.
Nanotechnology
; 30(8): 084001, 2019 Feb 22.
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ABSTRACT
We report a digital acoustofluidic device for on-demand and oil-free droplet generation. By applying a programmed radio frequency signal to a circular interdigital transducer, the dynamic focused acoustic pressure profiles generated rise up and dispense sample liquids from a reservoir to dynamically eject the droplets into the air. Our device allows droplets to be dispensed on demand with precisely controlled generation time and sequence, and accurate droplet volume. Moreover, we also demonstrate the generation of a droplet with a volume of 24 pL within 10 ms, as well as the encapsulation of a single cell into droplets. This acoustofluidic droplet generation technique is simple, biocompatible, and enables the on-demand droplet generation and encapsulation of many different biological materials with precise control, which is promising for single cell sampling and analysis applications.
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