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Optical flow cell for measuring size, velocity and composition of flowing droplets

Optical flow cell for measuring size, velocity and composition of flowing droplets
Optical flow cell for measuring size, velocity and composition of flowing droplets
Here an optical flow cell with two light paths is reported that can accurately quantify thesize and velocity of droplets flowing through a microchannel. The flow cell can measure the timetaken for droplets to pass between and through two conjoined light paths, and thereby is capable ofmeasuring the velocities (0.2–5.45 mm/s) and sizes of droplets (length > 0.8 mm). The composition ofthe droplet can also be accurately quantified via optical absorption measurements. The device hasa small footprint and uses low-powered, low-cost components, which make it ideally suited for usein field-deployable and portable analytical devices.
droplet microfluidics; absorbance; real-time monitoring; velocity measurement; enzymatic assays; optical detections
Hassan, Sammer-Ul
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Nightingale, Adrian M.
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Niu, Xize
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Hassan, Sammer-Ul
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Nightingale, Adrian M.
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Niu, Xize
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Hassan, Sammer-Ul, Nightingale, Adrian M. and Niu, Xize (2017) Optical flow cell for measuring size, velocity and composition of flowing droplets. Micromachines, 8 (2), [58]. (doi:10.3390/mi8020058).

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Abstract

Here an optical flow cell with two light paths is reported that can accurately quantify thesize and velocity of droplets flowing through a microchannel. The flow cell can measure the timetaken for droplets to pass between and through two conjoined light paths, and thereby is capable ofmeasuring the velocities (0.2–5.45 mm/s) and sizes of droplets (length > 0.8 mm). The composition ofthe droplet can also be accurately quantified via optical absorption measurements. The device hasa small footprint and uses low-powered, low-cost components, which make it ideally suited for usein field-deployable and portable analytical devices.

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Accepted/In Press date: 9 February 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 16 February 2017
Published date: 16 February 2017
Keywords: droplet microfluidics; absorbance; real-time monitoring; velocity measurement; enzymatic assays; optical detections
Organisations: Mechatronics

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Local EPrints ID: 410093
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410093
PURE UUID: 7c1c0e82-53a8-41e7-b97b-ee9d89ff6a77
ORCID for Sammer-Ul Hassan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-5814
ORCID for Adrian M. Nightingale: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2445-4827

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Date deposited: 03 Jun 2017 04:02
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:18

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