Microfluidic generation of droplet interface bilayer networks incorporating real-time size sorting in linear and non-linear configurations
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Author(s)
Carreras, P
Law, RV
Brooks, NJ
Seddon, JM
Ces, O
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this study, a novel droplet based microfluidic method for the generation of different sized droplet interface bilayers is reported. A microfluidic platform was designed, which allows the generation and packing of picoliter lipid coated water droplets. Droplets were generated by hydrodynamic focusing coupled with selective transport along grooves according to their size. A trapping structure at the end of the groove and a fine control of the flow pressures allowed for the droplets to be successfully trapped and aligned on demand. This technology facilitates the fine control of droplet size production as well as the generation of extended networks from a variety of lipids including 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in linear and non- linear configurations, which is vital to the application of Droplet Interface Bilayers to biological network construction on-chip.
Date Issued
2014-10-06
Citation
Biomicrofluidics, 2014, 8
ISSN
1932-1058
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Journal / Book Title
Biomicrofluidics
Volume
8
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2014 AIP Publishing LLC. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Biomicrofluidics and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4897495
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ARTN 054113
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
054113