We present an experimental study of a new regime of monodisperse micro–droplet generation that we named the balloon regime. A dispersion of oil in water in a T–junction microfluidic system was studied. Several microfluidic devices having different cross– sections of the continuous and the dispersed phases micro–channels were tested. This new regime appears only for low dispersed phase velocity....

The application of microfluidics to biomedicine has been touted [1] as a means to deliver improved and inexpensive medical care. Though there are many methods for transporting fluids within these devices [2], from the passive capillary forces that draw a fluid along a hydrophilic channel to the actively driven forces like electrophoresis, none would appear to be as powerful as surface acoustic ...

A Pease-Anthony Venturi scrubber is a gas cleaning device that uses liquid, injected in the equipment as jets, to remove contaminants from the gas. The liquid jet is atomized into droplets, which are dispersed throughout the equipment due to the turbulence. The performance of the scrubber is affected by the spatial distribution of the droplets. Although CFD models have been used to predict the ...

Adult control of Aedes albopictus via ultra-low volume is difficult because this species occurs primarily in peridomestic habitats where obstacles such as buildings and vegetation can disrupt spray plumes and droplet dispersion. We determined droplet penetration and characterization of a pyrethroid adulticide applied from the ground at mid (46.77 ml/ha) and maximum (93.53 ml/ha) label rates wit...

Curcumin is a flavonoid found in the rhizome of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa L.) and has recently attracted interest because it has numerous biological functions and therapeutic properties. In the present study, we attempted to incorporate curcumin into medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) nanoemulsions (0.15 wt% curcumin, 10 wt% MCT oil, and 10 wt% emulsifiers) with various emulsifiers [polyox...