Influence of clay particles on microfluidic-based preparation of hydrogel composite microsphere
- Authors
- Hong, Joung Sook
- Issue Date
- May-2016
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC RHEOLOGY
- Keywords
- alginic acid; clay; micro-hydrogel; composite; microfluidics
- Citation
- KOREA-AUSTRALIA RHEOLOGY JOURNAL, v.28, no.2, pp.77 - 86
- Journal Title
- KOREA-AUSTRALIA RHEOLOGY JOURNAL
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 77
- End Page
- 86
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/7619
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13367-016-0008-5
- ISSN
- 1226-119X
- Abstract
- For the successful fabrication of a hydrogel composite microsphere, this study aimed to investigate the influence of clay particles on microsphere formation in a microfluidic device which has flow focusing and a 4.5: 1 contraction channel. A poly alginic acid solution (2.0 wt.%) with clay particles was used as the dispersed phase to generate drops in an oil medium, which then merged with drops of a CaCl2 solution for gelation. Drop generations were observed with different flow rates and particles types. When the flow rate increased, drop generation was enhanced and drop size decreased by the build-up of more favorable hydrodynamic flow conditions to detach the droplets. The addition of a small amount of particles insignificantly changed the drop generation behavior even though it reduced interfacial tension and increased the viscosity of the solution. Instead, clays particles significantly affected hydro-gelation depending on the hydrophobicity of particles, which produced further heterogeneity in the shape and size of microsphere.
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