Team:TU Eindhoven/Microfluidics/Droplet Device
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Droplet Device
To answer the questions mentioned at the introduction, a droplet device with a single oil inlet and a single water inlet is used (
For an AutoCAD design of this microfluidic droplet device, download here. Design by Leroy Tan, Boris Arts & Rafiq Lubken.
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![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/9/9c/TU_Eindhoven_Wafer_droplet_device.jpg)
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/c/c9/TU_Eindhoven_Droplet_Device.png)
Figure 3. A droplet device with 1 oil inlet (top), 1 water inlet (middle) and an outlet (bottom). Number 1 is the filter and number 2 is the flow focusing cross junction where the droplets are formed.
Bibliography
[1] Mazutis, L., Gilbert, J., Ung. W.L., Weitz, D.A., Griffiths, A.D. & Heyman J.A. (2013). Single-cell analysis and sorting using droplet-based microfluidics. Nature, 8(5), pp. 870-91.