Droplet based microfluidics

R Seemann, M Brinkmann, T Pfohl… - Reports on progress …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

A new era for liquid crystal research: Applications of liquid crystals in soft matter nano-, bio-and microtechnology

JPF Lagerwall, G Scalia - Current Applied Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Two-phase microfluidic flows

CX Zhao, APJ Middelberg - Chemical Engineering Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Two phase systems are ubiquitous in processes and products, and in both cases
performance is maximized when precise control over the individual phases, and the …

Multiphase flow in microfluidics: From droplets and bubbles to the encapsulated structures

A Sattari, P Hanafizadeh, M Hoorfar - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microfluidic technologies have a unique ability to control more precisely and effectively on
two-phase flow systems in comparison with macro systems. Controlling the size of the …

Fabrication of microcapsules for dye-doped polymer-dispersed liquid crystal-based smart windows

M Kim, KJ Park, S Seok, JM Ok, HT Jung… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A dye-doped polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) is an attractive material for application
in smart windows. Smart windows using a PDLC can be operated simply and have a high …

Liquid crystal microfluidics for tunable flow sha**

A Sengupta, U Tkalec, M Ravnik, JM Yeomans, C Bahr… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
We explore the flow of a nematic liquid crystal in microfluidic channels with a rectangular
cross section through experiments and numerical modeling. The flow profile and the liquid …

The physics of 2D microfluidic droplet ensembles

T Beatus, RH Bar-Ziv, T Tlusty - Physics reports, 2012 - Elsevier
We review non-equilibrium many-body phenomena in ensembles of 2D microfluidic
droplets. The system comprises of continuous two-phase flow with disc-shaped droplets …

Liquid-crystal-droplet optical microcavities

M Humar - Liquid Crystals, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The use of liquid-crystal droplets as optical microcavities and lasers is reviewed and
possible applications are discussed. Liquid-crystal droplets are prepared by simple methods …