化学工业与工程
Home  |   |  About Journal  |  Editorial Board  |  Instruction  |  Subscriptions  |  Download  |  Publication Ethics  |  Contacts Us  |  Chinese
Chemcial Industry and Engineering 2021, Vol. 38 Issue (5) :42-52    DOI: 10.13353/j.issn.1004.9533.20210357
Current Issue | Next Issue | Archive | Adv Search << | >>
Research Progress of Droplet Coalescence in Microfluidic Technology
Guo Weixi, Zhu Chunying, Fu Taotao, Ma Youguang
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Abstract
Reference
Related Articles
Download: PDF (6110KB)   HTML ()   Export: BibTeX or EndNote (RIS)      Supporting Info
Abstract With the development of microfluidic technology, the research of precise control of droplet behavior in microchannels has received increasing attention. The methods of initiating droplet coalescence including active methods and passive methods are introduced in detail. The active methods refer to trigger droplet fusion by applying electric field, magnetic field, temperature field, etc, and the passive methods refer to the promotion of coalescence by changing the channel structure or the wettability of the channel wall. Furthermore, the research progress of the dynamics of droplet coalescence is reviewed, such as the liquid film draining time and the critical capillary number. Moreover, the flow field research in the process of coalescence is briefly introduced. This article has important guiding significance for the follow-up mechanism research on the droplet coalescence, the exploration of efficient coalescence methods and the practical application of coalescence.
Service
Email this article
Add to my bookshelf
Add to citation manager
Email Alert
RSS
Articles by authors
Guo Weixi
Zhu Chunying
Fu Taotao
Ma Youguang
Keywordsmicrofluidic technology   microchannel   droplet   coalescence     
Received 2021-04-27;
About author:
Cite this article:   
Guo Weixi, Zhu Chunying, Fu Taotao, Ma Youguang.Research Progress of Droplet Coalescence in Microfluidic Technology[J]  Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2021,V38(5): 42-52
Copyright 2010 by Chemcial Industry and Engineering