Invention Application
- Patent Title: MICROFLUIDIC NETWORK AND METHOD
- Patent Title (中): 微流网络和方法
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Application No.: PCT/EP2006/009534Application Date: 2006-10-02
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Publication No.: WO2007039265A1Publication Date: 2007-04-12
- Inventor: BARBIER, Valessa , JOUSSE, Fabien, Frederic, Raymond, Marie , TABELING, Patrick, Jean, Rene , WILLAIME, Hervé
- Applicant: UNILEVER PLC , UNILEVER NV , HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED , BARBIER, Valessa , JOUSSE, Fabien, Frederic, Raymond, Marie , TABELING, Patrick, Jean, Rene , WILLAIME, Hervé
- Applicant Address: Unilever House, Blackfriars, London Greater London EC4P 4BQ GB
- Assignee: UNILEVER PLC,UNILEVER NV,HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED,BARBIER, Valessa,JOUSSE, Fabien, Frederic, Raymond, Marie,TABELING, Patrick, Jean, Rene,WILLAIME, Hervé
- Current Assignee: UNILEVER PLC,UNILEVER NV,HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED,BARBIER, Valessa,JOUSSE, Fabien, Frederic, Raymond, Marie,TABELING, Patrick, Jean, Rene,WILLAIME, Hervé
- Current Assignee Address: Unilever House, Blackfriars, London Greater London EC4P 4BQ GB
- Agency: ACHAM, Nicholas, Clive et al.
- Priority: EP05292074.1 20051006
- Main IPC: B01F13/00
- IPC: B01F13/00 ; B01F5/04 ; B01F13/10 ; B01L3/00 ; B01J19/00
Abstract:
A microfluidic network comprising a plurality of droplet emitters forming droplets of a first fluid in a second fluid immiscible in the first fluid to produce an outlet stream of droplets, wherein each of the emitters are in fluid communication with each other via the network and all have an auto-synchronised droplet formation frequency by hydrodynamic interaction between the emitters is provided. The synchronisation gives a surprisingly narrow droplet size distribution for the network.
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