Journal: ACS biomaterials science & engineering

Article Title: Microfluidic Systems For Manufacturing of Microparticle-Based Drug-Delivery Systems: Design, Construction, and Operation

doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00066

Figure Lengend Snippet: Commercially Available Droplet Generators and Their Specifications

Article Snippet: Additionally, this droplet generator had a flow-focusing nozzle configuration with a 100 μ m wide and 105 μ m long elliptical geometry that could produce PLGA microparticles with a target particle size of 9–20 μ m. Table 3. material configuration droplet diameter emulsion type surface coating provider PDMS T-junction flow focusing 15–1500 μ m O/W hydrophilic Dropletex a W/O hydrophobic Dropletex flow focusing 30–100 μ m W/O none Elveflow T-junction flow focusing 30–300 μ m W/O none Darwin Microfluidics glass T-junction flow focusing 2–150 μ m O/W hydrophilic Dolomite W/O W/O/W b hydrophobic fluorophilic Dolomite flow focusing 9–140 μ m O/W hydrophilic Micronit a W/O W/O/W hydrophobic Micronit flow focusing 40–250 μ m O/W hydrophilic Darwin Microfluidics PC T-junction flow focusing 10–100 μ m O/W W/O none microfluidic ChipShop a COC T-junction flow focusing 10–100 μ m O/W none microfluidic ChipShop W/O microfluidic ChipShop flow focusing 20–100 μ m O/W W/O none On-Chip Technologies PMMA Y-junction flow focusing 30–80 μ m O/W hydrophilic Cellix W/O hydrophobic Cellix resin coflow focusing 40–130 μ m O/W W/O none Fluigent Open in a separate window a Provider offers custom-designed device production for a given device configuration. b Two droplet generators are connected in series.

Techniques: Emulsion