Pearl-chain mixer

Microfludic chip x1

Microfluidic generation of droplets can produce highly monodispersed droplets with high frequency (up to hundreds of kHz). Interest in droplet-based microfluidic systems has grown substantially, because microfluidics offers the ability to handle very small volumes (μl to fl) of fluids, provides better mixing, encapsulation, sorting, and sensing. Microfluidics can be used for high throughput experimentation. Microfluidic-based droplets have many applications, including micro and nanoparticle synthesis and chemical analysis. Highly controlled droplet production also makes single cell analysis, or drug testing possible.

Pearl-chain mixer, Fluidic 658, COC is made of COC (Cyclic olefin copolymer). The Pearl-Chain Mixer Fl. 658 enables mixing of two liquids which is facilitated by an elongated pearl-chain unit. As flows in microchannels are normally laminar, the task of these mixers lies in the improvement of the diffusion condition, e.g. by allowing a long co-flow of the liquids and by adding structures to increase lateral velocity.